Reassembling the bogies. Reinsert the
coupling spring.
Make sure the wheels are correctly placed.
The photo shows the side view of the front
bogey. Note the square metal moulding
just visible on the metal body at the left
of the photo. That is the front.
Note the location of the copper electrical
wheel pick-up strips on the right of this
photo. They will be on the right of
the loco. Note that all of the wheels
have their black axle insulation on the same
side as the copper pick-ups. Check
that the wheels don't have the pair with
tyres on the front bogey.
Tilt the bogey
at about 45 degrees and offer the front end
to the plastic moulding. The square
metal lug needs to press the spring into
place (you can feel the pressure of the
spring on the coupling, which if you wiggle
it, will help the spring to position
itself). Make sure that the square
metal lug fits snugly into the plastic bogey
moulding so that the two parts are held
together.....
... then turn the partially assembled bogey
over.
I've put it on the ground here for this
photo. Check that the wheel axles are
correctly located and that both copper
pickups are correctly positioned BEHIND the
wheels, and not in front as they will tend
to be - as shown here.
And snap the rear end of the front bogey
over the catch.
Turn the bogey over and insert the
tiny retaining screw.
And do the same for the rear
bogey, remembering that the
photos in this sequence will be flipped right to
left for the rear bogey.
Here is a shot of
both bogies together - the
top one is the front bogey,
facing left. The bottom is
the rear. Spot the
electrical pickups which will be
on the right hand rail - in both
cases, the side of the bogey
closest to the top of the photo.
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