
Hold the bolster centre and bolster
sides firmly together and tack solder
them from the outsides of the slots in the
bolster sides. Keep solder clear of the
places where the inner and outer bolster
frames will fit.
Remove two Inner Bolster Frame etches
from the fret and ensure that any tags are
cleaned up from faces which mate with the
inside face of the bolster sides. Fold them up
(the folds are less than 90°, as shown on the
folding diagram here, and the fold lines closest
to the ends are on the
outside
of the fold), fit and solder them in place along the
bolster sides, noting that each has a slot which engages in a tab on the outside edge
of the traction ears.
For each traction ear, hold the two
laminations of the traction ear firmly
together and clamp the end of the Inner
Bolster Frame against its outside edge,
engaging the tab and slot. Ensuring that
the other folds on the ear are at 90°, run a
fillet of solder around the underneath of the
ear on the inside where it mates up with
the end of the Bolster Frame. Ensure that
the spring holes in the Inner Bolster Frames
are free of solder.
Class 47 Bogie Bolster
21/52
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04/05/2017