Lionel Legacy Cab Forward Problem 6-11463

Have you checked the wheels to see if there is an imperfection?  How about removing the plate over the drive gears and lubing with red n tacky?

I have not checked that

Danny, BUMMER!!! I feel your pain! Lionel cab forward 6-11463 is out of the 2014 Signature catalog 7 years old. You didn't mention if it was NIB or used when you purchased it. Not that it matters all that much when it comes to Lionel warranty. Even if it's NIB it's probably out of warranty, unfortunately, unless you can convince Lionel support otherwise. If it's NIB, DO try Lionel first and see if you can convince them to take it in as warranty.

A note: Xmas is closing in and it's a very busy time of year for Lionel support. People are getting their Xmas train sets out and the model railroad gremlins have been busy the past year messing with model locomotives in their boxes. It's the only explanation for putting away a perfectly working train set and it not working a year later. ;-)

Did you carefully and thoroughly lubricate the loc following Lionel's instructions?

FWIW, a video of the problem and not of it just running would be more useful.

Check the all the side rod linkage to make sure everything is tight and in sync.  If any of that is sticking or binding emergency shutdowns will happen. I had a Legacy Hudson in my shop about 4 months ago that did the same thing as your did, some of the side rod linkage was not fully tightened which was causing some binding and made similar clicking noises.

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Danny, BUMMER!!! I feel your pain! Lionel cab forward 6-11463 is out of the 2014 Signature catalog 7 years old. You didn't mention if it was NIB or used when you purchased it. Not that it matters all that much when it comes to Lionel warranty. Even if it's NIB it's probably out of warranty, unfortunately, unless you can convince Lionel support otherwise. If it's NIB, DO try Lionel first and see if you can convince them to take it in as warranty.

A note: Xmas is closing in and it's a very busy time of year for Lionel support. People are getting their Xmas train sets out and the model railroad gremlins have been busy the past year messing with model locomotives in their boxes. It's the only explanation for putting away a perfectly working train set and it not working a year later. ;-)

I will absolutely contact Lionel thank you for your help.

@rthomps posted:

Did you carefully and thoroughly lubricate the loc following Lionel's instructions?

I did not actually and I will look into that.

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

FWIW, a video of the problem and not of it just running would be more useful.

I am going to have it out again this weekend and I will make another video of what it is doing and post it, but if you listen to the video I did post you can here a strange clicking noise while it was running that I have never had before. 

@H1000 posted:

Check the all the side rod linkage to make sure everything is tight and in sync.  If any of that is sticking or binding emergency shutdowns will happen. I had a Legacy Hudson in my shop about 4 months ago that did the same thing as your did, some of the side rod linkage was not fully tightened which was causing some binding and made similar clicking noises.

I will definitely look into that, now I will admit I am not one of those that is not comfortable working on these things (just given the price) so what tools should I use and what should I exactly look for?

You are in the right place to determine the issue; hats off to this forum's members who walked me thru the rebuild of the smoke unit in my Lionel Big Boy step by step; much patience from them and pics; hats off to Lionel for all the parts; I did have to buy tools: Japanese Industrial Standard phillips drivers, Haako soldering station, Helping Hands soldering tool, wire, Youtube soldering videos.

@RickM46 posted:

You are in the right place to determine the issue; hats off to this forum's members who walked me thru the rebuild of the smoke unit in my Lionel Big Boy step by step; much patience from them and pics; hats off to Lionel for all the parts; I did have to buy tools: Japanese Industrial Standard phillips drivers, Haako soldering station, Helping Hands soldering tool, wire, Youtube soldering videos.

I am hoping to find the problem and get it fixed, I have been looking forward to getting one of these for over a year and now that I do it's just disappointing a little bit.  But yes you are correct awesome helpful members on here.

RickM46,

Do you have the link on rebuilding the Big Boy smoke unit? I would like to see it.

Thanks,

RAY

@Ray of sunshine posted:

RickM46,

Do you have the link on rebuilding the Big Boy smoke unit? I would like to see it.

Thanks,

RAY

Here you go:

https://ogrforum.com/...opped-working?page=1

I suggest you go to bed, turn on reading light, beer on the nightstand, pretend you are reading a novel; let me know how you do.