New plunger set.
Slaters kit 7mm scale
First of all the body was removed from the chassis
Upon closer inspection the nuts seem to be okay and free from too much grime
Except some of the springs were stuck in the plunger body.
I also noticed the brake rodding needed modifying as the adjusters needed to be on the inside, a slight error on my part whilst building this kit.
A lot of muck and grime needed to be cleaned off
Take a look at the old set they are very worn out after ten years, although some were pretty much okay I replaced the lot.
Bit of fettling was needed around the inside of the plunger body to allow the brass plungers to move freely and without snagging.
Wiring up the brass connectors.
And
slowly
refitting
all the parts
a little oil was added and the mechanism tested, and a note here :- do not use mineral oil on plastic gears as it will react and damage to the gears may occur.
Then it was time to touch up any bare metal on the chassis, refit the body, add a little weathering and do a test run to check all is running well.
The finished serviced 1F is ready to go.
See below how the brake rodding is now correct and sits behind the rear eccentric cams
Here is a link to a British railways 1F No. 41708 showing the brake rodding.
Cabin detail.
Hey Chris! Just found you again, great to see youre still at it! Will be following as usual. Dale (youtube subscriber)
ReplyDeleteHi Dale nice to hear from you . Still thinking about reuploading to you tube but meanwhile so much going on here and trying to cover lots of interesting things. Plenty of blogs to see . Cheers Chris.
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