PenBits BACHMANN CLASS 24, Assembly Instructions Manual, Page: 14 / 52

This is a view of the folded carrier
frames. Fold 3 has been made to 90° in
this case, but anything over about 45° will do.
Stick a length of double-sided tape, large
enough to take one of the carrier frames,
onto a clean, flat, heatproof working surface.
Ensure the tape is firmly smoothed down on
the surface, with no air bubbles or foreign
bodies trapped underneath.
Remove the backing paper from the tape,
take it to one side and place on it four of
the axle bearings, flanged face down. Place the
carrier frame, inverted as shown, over the four
bearings with the bearings passing through the
four holes.
Use the backing paper to carry the four
bearings and frame on to the double sided
tape, then slide the backing paper away,
leaving the four bearings in contact with the
tape and held in position by the carrier frame.
Press the bearings firmly into place on the tape
and remove the carrier frame. Repeat for the
other carrier frame.
Using a cocktail stick, place a thin fillet of
multipurpose grease around the flange root
of each bearing. This will ensure that the area
is kept free of solder when the bearings are
fixed into the carriers. An alternative is to use
a permanent marker: the ink should resist the
flow of solder.
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