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Hi,
I'm returning to Railway Modelling after a 30 year gap and this is my first post on here. Like many, I've been salting away stuff in my loft against "the day". I've decided to go DCC and I've been digging out locos to assess suitabilty (and rediscover what I've got!).
I've test run 2 43xx moguls, 2 "Manors" and 3 Standard 4MT 4-6-0's on a length of Peco track. All run OK except they waddle from side to side like a duck! These were all bought new and it's the first time they've been run.
The driving wheels look to be running true as far as I can tell and haven't come loose on the axles. The valve gear isn't sticking or catching and the quartering looks equal. There is a large amount of side play - presumably to get round "train set" curves.
If I run them in as recomended is this likely to improve?
I don't want to go to all the trouble of converting these chassis for DCC, if they have a permanent gait like a sailor with a wooden leg!
I've thought about widening the plastic keeper plate with plasticard strips to reduce the sideplay on perhaps 2 of the driving wheels, but then it might cause problems on curves and pointwork.
Anybody had this problem and solved it?
I'm returning to Railway Modelling after a 30 year gap and this is my first post on here. Like many, I've been salting away stuff in my loft against "the day". I've decided to go DCC and I've been digging out locos to assess suitabilty (and rediscover what I've got!).
I've test run 2 43xx moguls, 2 "Manors" and 3 Standard 4MT 4-6-0's on a length of Peco track. All run OK except they waddle from side to side like a duck! These were all bought new and it's the first time they've been run.
The driving wheels look to be running true as far as I can tell and haven't come loose on the axles. The valve gear isn't sticking or catching and the quartering looks equal. There is a large amount of side play - presumably to get round "train set" curves.
If I run them in as recomended is this likely to improve?
I don't want to go to all the trouble of converting these chassis for DCC, if they have a permanent gait like a sailor with a wooden leg!
I've thought about widening the plastic keeper plate with plasticard strips to reduce the sideplay on perhaps 2 of the driving wheels, but then it might cause problems on curves and pointwork.
Anybody had this problem and solved it?