Miscellaneous Aristo notesThis section is for short notes on various Aristo rolling stock
Dissassembling the Aristo wood sided cabooseremove the ladders from the roof, by unscrewing the small screw on the underside of the roof. This loosens the small piece of roof walk the ladder is inserted into.
You might find it easier to pull each leg up carefully, pull out to clear the roof.
Now remove the 2 screws at each end of the caboose walls, up near the roof, and lift the roof off.
to reassemble, I put the small roof walk pieces back on the roof first. Then attach the roof. Put a drop of plastic safe oil on the ladder ends, and you can take them out easily next time.
suggested mods/tips:
run a bead of silicon glue around the windows to keep them from popping out. Using styrene glue might frost up the windows if it wicks too much
a touch of LGB conductive lube on the contacts between the roof and the body is a good idea
tighten the 4 cupola screws if they are loose, but not too tight
use conductive lube/cleaners to clean the backsides of the wheels where the carbon brushes contact the wheels, it gets gummy.
I understand older versions of this caboose have steel brushes, not carbon, and they had a lot more drag, replace with newer style carbon brushes.
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Last Updated on Friday, 08 January 2010 04:41 |
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