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Wheel Rims On S American Flyer
Glenn is hoping someone will have some suggestions to help him solve his train problem:
“I own a vintage American Flyer #350 4-6-2 Royal Blue Steam Engine. The drive wheel rims(tires) seem to be loose and when the engine makes a turn the metal frame (on the inside of the wheels) touches the rail and creates a short and pops the circut bearker. The short sometimes happens on the straight tracks because the engine kind of wobbles sometimes. Any suggestions will be helpful to resecure the wheel rims or if I am mistaken on the loose rims please advise on corrective action.”
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Glenn,
You are correct that loose driver tires can cause the shorting. Push the tires off the wheels as far as you can. Clean the wheels wth a very small wire brush and blow out the junk. Use a toothpick to put a little bit of CA cement onto the wheels in a couple of evnly spaced locations. Then slide the tires back onto the wheels and hold EVENLY into place with a couple of small screwdrivers for a minute.
Jim