Jordan
Mid-Western Thunderer
Just a word of advice for those who own a Minerva 7mm Class 14/D95xx/Teddy Bear.
As some of us found out at purchase, a crank pin or two could be loose. Now mine has not done much mileage at all, and I came to run it for the first time in several months the other day - it didn't run well at all, with that dreaded 'click click click' as a loose crankpin hit the cab steps with every wheel rotation.
I decided to check all the crankpins, and every single one was loose - some, very loose!!!
This is most surprising and disappointing, but all the more so considering how little use my model has had, so I urge everyone who has one of these locos to regularly check all the crankpins, especially if your's does a fair bit of running.
For a Back of the Class type question, is there a proper tool for tightening them?, as they are very slim & the flats are shallow, my tweezers aren't much good on them but flat nose pliers are a bit of overkill, I don't want to over tighten them...
As some of us found out at purchase, a crank pin or two could be loose. Now mine has not done much mileage at all, and I came to run it for the first time in several months the other day - it didn't run well at all, with that dreaded 'click click click' as a loose crankpin hit the cab steps with every wheel rotation.
I decided to check all the crankpins, and every single one was loose - some, very loose!!!
This is most surprising and disappointing, but all the more so considering how little use my model has had, so I urge everyone who has one of these locos to regularly check all the crankpins, especially if your's does a fair bit of running.
For a Back of the Class type question, is there a proper tool for tightening them?, as they are very slim & the flats are shallow, my tweezers aren't much good on them but flat nose pliers are a bit of overkill, I don't want to over tighten them...