Hello all...I have a brand new Lionel Legacy NYC E8 (6-84088). Actually, I have 2 of and run them both on the same layout, but one of them is making a loud clickety- clack sound whenever it runs on a curve at speed step 70 or higher. At lower speeds and on straights it does not make this sound and, interestingly, it does not make the sound at all when running in reverse! I have attached a video. Any ideas?
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The flange is hitting the fastrack ties is my thought. I've experienced that before.
Thanks Marty, it sure sounds like that. But is there any remedy?
This has happened to me with my Atlas O C630. My fix to it was to get larger radius curves, as I was running O36. I got O45 and O54 and haven’t has the problem since.
I am running 036, so that makes sense. Just weird that the other E8 (same exact product) doesnt have the problem. Then again, I have notice variatons in the same model before, so maybe it's not so surprising. In the meantime, do you think I'm doing any damage running it with the clicking sound?
Metal hitting plastic. The metal should win. The ties might come out worse for wear, but that'll take awhile.
The minimum curve for that model is O36, and my experience is it looks pretty odd on O36 curves and barely makes it.
Yes I think I need to increase to at least 054....just odd that other E7s and E8s i have run on 036 never had this problem
Which axle has the dummy wheels on these? All your E units Lionel? It may also be rubbing something inside the cab and the truck movement is away from it going in reverse. Maybe a video clip? As John says they do look pretty weird going around such tight curves.
I think its the trailing wheel...I will check tonight
Good news! The mysterious clicking sound has disappeared. I did nothing to fix it; it just went away. If only all of life's problems were so easily solved. Thanks everyone for the input.
JamesRx posted:Hello all...I have a brand new Lionel Legacy NYC E8 (6-84088). Actually, I have 2 of and run them both on the same layout, but one of them is making a loud clickety- clack sound whenever it runs on a curve at speed step 70 or higher. At lower speeds and on straights it does not make this sound and, interestingly, it does not make the sound at all when running in reverse! I have attached a video. Any ideas?
If speed step 70 means 70 smph (I don't have the Legacy system), you are running much too fast under any circumstances, clicks or not. A big, long, scale diesel running at 70 smph around a tight, toy train curve - that has got to look really strange.
Yes D500 that would be pushing it! Speed step 70 is about 25 smph. Anyway the clicking mysteriously disappeared on its own.
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