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Hi dpgibbons Thank you confirming the washers work. Would you mind letting me know how many you used and their size. Regards Ian

Hi Howard I think you are correct in it being due to the amount of slop between the wheels and the rail. I also suffer from wheeldrop on the peco bullhead points. Its too late for me to change track standards as I have gone all in with Peco bullhead. Nearholmer above says coarse scale wheels have wider flanges but the backs of the wheels are closer together which means even more slop between the wheels and the rails? Moving to coarse scale wheels does therefore not appear to be the answer and in fact could give even more problems. Please confirm I have understood this correctly. Just to answer some of the above questions: The wheels are not loose on the axels or out of square and have been lightly tightened using an allen key. The end float is as small as possible. Thin washers around the axels behind the wheels appears to be the next step. Many thanks for all your help Ian

Hi Nearholmer Many thanks for your response. I have finger tightened the machine screw for the crankpin as far as possible as I have noticed that loose 'wobbly' wheels create electrical pick up problems. So I don't believe there is any float as you describe. I will try the washer idea. So are you saying that coarse scale wheels have a narrower gauge width than finescale? Apologies, I am new to this scale. Thanks Ian

I have built the Connoisseur Models starter loco kit and used the recommended Slaters finescale wheels 7842W. The width of the axles and wheels on the Peco bullhead track appears to be too small and is giving electrical drive problems as the engine moves from side to side when going along the track. Is this a common problem with finescale wheels and should I purchase a different type in order to solve the problem? Any help would be most welcome Many thanks Ian