Den Norton Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Hi all, recently bought a pristine Hornby Britannia, "the latest model" from Vectis auctions, It has a gear meshing problem as the motor spins but the loco won't move without a push & stops on any slight incline.It seems obvious that the gears are either not lined up or there is some play there. How difficult is it to access the said gearbox to sort this out as the motor gearbox unit looks like a sealed unit. Thanks in anticipation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 The symptoms described suggest to me that the most likely cause is the axle gear is slipping on the axle. If that proves to be the case, then a replacement driving wheel set is a simple solution: although if the axle gear isn't split or otherwise damaged, degreasing thoroughly and supergluing the gear in place on the axle is a cheap 'nothing to lose' potential DIY repair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den Norton Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 You are absolutely correct. Took the plunge & started to dismantle, not as difficult as I thought but how easy is it to get the wheelset out, are they a push fit on the axle? Thanks for the reply. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den Norton Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 The wheelset cog was ok, found the gearbox cog was faulty so sent for a new one, fitted it & loco runs beautifully now. Was a bit reticent to dismantle but turned out much easier than I thought it would. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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