amber32 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Hi All, Not sure if this is in correct section and i know it's been raised hundreds of times before! I have 20 Mk1 Hornby & Lima coaches that have plastic & old steel wheel sets. All need to be changed to (modern / better) steel wheels as running on peco flexitrack & turnouts (not very well at present due to derailments) Due to amount of information available i'm confused as to what to change them to. Ideally i'd like DCC concepts ( DCF-WS1214 or DCF-WS1212) so as to fit carriage lighting in future. After measuring some wheels i have 15.30mm O/D (flange to flange) 13.14mm O/D (on running section of wheel). So question is do i go for 12mm or 14mm wheels? As station etc have already been built to current running heights. Thanks and sorry for raising this subject again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Depends on the bogie type. Mk.1 coaches had B1 (original) bogies and Commonwealth type which use 14mm. Later B4 bogies use 12mm. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Traxson Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Do bear in mind too that Hornby use the (more or less) standard 26 mm over pinpoint axles and Lima used 24.5 mm over pinpoint axles. Alan Gibson wheels can be supplied to either of these, their default if you don't specify is 26 mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, amber32 said: I have 20 Mk1 Hornby & Lima coaches that have plastic & old steel wheel sets. .... So question is do i go for 12mm or 14mm wheels? If fitting 14mm. wheels, be prepared - if necessary - to cut clearance holes in the floors to clear the larger wheels. John Isherwood. Edited August 9, 2020 by cctransuk 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amber32 Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Thanks all, i'm going to go for 12mm wheels after re-checking what i already have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigherb Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Hornby make the original size 12.6mm drop in wheelsets for the Triang/Hornby pinpoint axle bogies. https://www.hattons.co.uk/7285/hornby_r8096_12_6mm_metal_disc_wheels_on_axles_10_axles_/stockdetail.aspx 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tomlinson Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Peters Spares make replacements for the Lima wheelsets with their narrower axles. John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetersSpares Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 We are about to receive Lima replacement 3 hole and spoked wheels to add to our range. Peter Corbitt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted October 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2020 Whatever you fit to get best running check the back to back measurements before fitting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 The problem is that both Hornby (I'm assuming the ex-Tri-ang type) and Lima have compromised their MK I bogies to suit their standard wheels. A solution would be to fit Replica bogies which come complete with wheels of the correct size or as a kit without wheels. (Usual disclaimer) http://www.replicarailways.co.uk/spares-and-accessories/accessories Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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