WaysideWorks Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Hello, Yesterday I got a Hornby W4 Peckett, and in the evening it started making a small squeeking/whistling noise as it goes along. I've tried lubricating literally every moving part (even the crossheads!) with sewing machine oil and it still squeeks. What do I need to do? Or should I return it to Rails of Sheffield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockalaucher101 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Might be the pickups? I know the pickups on some of my tender loco's sqeek like mad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaysideWorks Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 I've tried repositioning the pickups and I think that's done something. I don't know whether or not it'll stay like that though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokebox Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Try rubbing a soft pencil on the wheel backs. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaysideWorks Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 minute ago, smokebox said: Try rubbing a soft pencil on the wheel backs. Wheel backs, as in where the pickups rub along? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted August 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, WaysideWorks said: I've tried repositioning the pickups and I think that's done something. I don't know whether or not it'll stay like that though. Take great care with these pickups, they're very fragile. They seem to be made of much thinner material than most other locomotives of the present day. I have already found to my cost that you can't change their position more than once. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokebox Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Yes. I just rub back and forth over the general area of the wheel backs. You may not be able to see any pencil marks but it does seem to help. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaysideWorks Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 Just now, Mick Bonwick said: Take great care with these pickups, they're very fragile. They seem to be made of much thinner material than most other locomotives of the present day. I have already found to my cost that you can't change their position more than once. I think I said that wrong, I didn't reposition them, I poked a little needle in between the wheels and the pickups and a little bit of crud came out. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2020 Which means there’s prolly more in there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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