lionel 736 valve gear issues

Bob here are pictures of mine notice positions of the crank and wheels. Hope this helps.

John

They are quartered correctly. (in John's picture) Are the valve stems too long and striking the back of the cylinder wall? (Repo valve gear?) Is the crosshead catching on the linkage piece that connects the rod and valve stem?

Bob, here’s a rule of thumb to keep handy. I stole John’s picture to mark it up as an aid. With the crank pins ( rod screws I’ve colored blue ) at the 6 o’clock position, the eccentric rod will always follow the angle of the main rod ( I’ve drawn a red line to show this ) This will always get you in the ball park to land on the correct position to find the locks that orient any eccentric crank. Keep in mind, some eccentrics are handed, meaning there’s a left & a right. So keep your stuff in bags or small cups that are labeled from which side you took it off from…..

Pat

Pat @harmonyards that’s another great tip I will be adding to my book of knowledge.

I’ll try that. Don’t have issues with other locos. Thanks so much

I need to check if the eccentric rods are hanging up on other components   Thanks so much

Thanks for the pics

We when I get the components aligned I get movement . However the eccentric rod comes out of the steam cylinder