OKHIKER posted:Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:That wire mount bends fairly easy with needle nose pliers if I recall but a quick and simple fix is to cut a length of Plastic drinking straw (If your state hasn’t banned them) and slip it over the axle as an insulator.
Steve
Steve, thanks for the tips. I may have some old straws around the house somewhere.
Steve, today I performed your suggested fix of gently bending back the offending screw on the wire mount and my crotchety 261E now has intelligible train sounds. Thanks for the help.
