
Modifying the Bogie Drive
This section describes the operations involved in modifying the drive train for
one bogie. The illustrations are a mix of images from the Deltic and Class 47
models, which are identical in principle.
Using a small screwdriver, gently unclip
the bogie sideframe/undertray moulding
from the ends of the bogie drive unit. If you
wish to use the sideframes on your finished
loc o, take care not to damage the brake
shoe and step detail. Put the moulding
safely to one side for now.
Undo the two cross-headed screws
retaining the bogie pivot to the tops of
the two pivot towers and remove the pivot.
These parts are not required for the
converted bogie.
Unclip the three wheelsets from the drive train moulding and put them to one side.
Rotate the three free idler gears, between the middle and inner axles, to feel how
free running they are, as you will need to reproduce this later when reassembling the
drive train.
Undo the cross-headed screws which retain the metal pickup strips on the side of
the drive train moulding. Remove the strips and, with a sharp knife, the moulded
pips which locate them. Put the pickup wires and strips to one side for reuse.
Gently press out the idler axles marked A and B. We found that the axles are a tight fit
in one side of the moulding only so, once you have removed the first one and thereby
determined which side that is, press them out from the tight side and, when the time
comes, replace them from the loose side.
When removing the idler axles, support the moulding on a hard surface with some kind
of slot or hole to receive the axle.
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