I just obtained a CMC mogul off evilbay that needs a good cleaning. It runs, but the lead drivers are both installed on the axle crooked. What is the best way to straighten them?
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The wheels need to be pulled off with a wheel puller and the axle inspected to see if it is not bent.
If the axle is good, a press with the proper wheel cups is needed to press the wheels back on straight.
Larry
I have been able on a couple of electric outline std. gauge engines to tweek the wheels by hand, and was able to correct a pretty bad wobble. This works only if the axle is not bent. I run it (slow as possible) upside down on a folded towel being careful of delicate boiler trim, to see which wheels need adjusting, (maybe remove driver rods first), or just turn by hand. Usually one wheel is worse. Start with that one. Eyeball the wheel at one side of the frame, when it is at the closest point, tweek it carefully the opposite way, a little at a time. Of course Trainlarry suggested the correct way, but it might be costly. Good luck.
Chris
Thanks for the replies. I will try the slight tweaking first. Hopefully that will do the job.
