post war 3530 generator car help

It came with the 6 finger version. Try some dry lube, like powered graphite ,just a little bit. I think it help a lot.

Thanks Chuck. There is a 3 finger washer in it now. I will try to get a few in York. Should the drive washer be glued down?

Rob

I've found it doesn't really need to be glued, or use the self-stick washer. just place it in there and it works just fine.

The original post war #3530 came with 3 finger drive washers, same as the #494 beacon.  6 finger washers never appeared until the late 1970's.

Bob

I agree with Chuck on the gluing, the washer normally does not need to be glued.

IMHO, as long as the washer is one of the "good ones" it doesn't matter whether a three-finger or six-finger one is used.

Unless I am mistaken, the "fan" has a little pin that goes into a hole in the center of the electromagnet.
If so, I find that cleaning out the hole with a twist drill held in ones fingers or a pin vise does wonders. The idea is to remove any rust or grime, not to enlarge the hole.

Once the hole is cleaned out, a bit of graphite in the hole can be helpful. I would not use graphite anywhere else in the mechanism.

Also make certain the pin is clean.

Be carefull not to bend that pin (hopefully it is not bent already).

Actually PRRS2 is correct, the 6 finger appeared in 1972 on the 2494 beacon. The 6 finger works better actually. My mistake.

I took the advise here and put it to use. I used the pin vise and cleaned out the hole. I removed the glue from the back of the drive washer. I then used a bit of graphite and it took off spinning nicely. I was using an MTH Z-1000 to run it. Out of curiosity, I tried the Lionel LW I had here. It works much nicer. Seems to like that post war wave form better. It will spin good at 14 volts now. Thanks for the advise guys.

Rob