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Re: Old tarins . . .

G'day

"Tim wrote" 'A selection of early 1970s Triang Hornby locos and stock. All

still ran well except for two, the ubiquitous Class 31 and 37. Both with

seemingly identical bogies and motor. One runs but slowly and with an

occasional grinding noise. I stripped down and oiled the gears and it ran better, but still >not like it should and still with the grinding noise. Any ideas?' Yes. The grinding noise is caused by a dry nylon bearing on the armature shaft. You need to apply a small amount of oil to the 2 bearings. This should stop the grinding sound but Only Use A Small Drop of Oil.

I hope this answers you question. Thank You Graeme Hearn, New Email: snipped-for-privacy@bigpond.com.au New Webpage:

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=>Yes. The grinding noise is caused by a dry nylon bearing on the armature =>shaft. =>You need to apply a small amount of oil to the 2 bearings. This should stop =>the grinding sound but Only Use A Small Drop of Oil.

And do NOT use anything like household or sewing machine oil, etc. Use only synthetic oils that are safe on plastics - cost more, but are worth it.

HTH

Wolf Kirchmeir ................................. If you didn't want to go to Chicago, why did you get on this train? (Garrison Keillor)

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Wolf Kirchmeir

Thanks - I'll try that. (and let you know).

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tzd3sw

What are tarins?

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David F.

"David F."

Small, furry, mouse like creatures that run around Middle Earth?

-- Cheers Roger T.

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