Heljan 47 Body removal

[Les Bird]

On 19/02/2013 at 17:45, Xerces Fobe2 said:

It took me 3 hours to remove a Class 47 body - a Heljan  -hell of a job!

 

I was near throwing it across the room in the end!

 

XF

That might loosen the body!

[Multigauge]

Found this thread useful but having the same problem in 2023.

Already broken both the radio aerials!

 I really want to open it up to give it a service as it is running dreadfully; the contacts look a little skew on one of the bogies. 

[SRman]

1 hour ago, Multigauge said:

Found this thread useful but having the same problem in 2023.

Already broken both the radio aerials!

 I really want to open it up to give it a service as it is running dreadfully; the contacts look a little skew on one of the bogies. 

 

As far as getting to the bogie pickups goes, all you need to do is pull the side frames off - they simply pull horizontally away from the bogie chassis. You can then reach the pickup strips very easily to tweak them or clean them.

[Multigauge]

@SRman cheers for the pointer; that's very helpful. I found one side frame came off very easily, the othe less so.

[Multigauge]

Well, after much effort, including strips of card, disassembling the buffer beam assembly on one end and a fair amount of grumbling, I managed to get the body off. I needed the buffer beam assembly off to use a hole underneath to stick a rod in to act as a lever! 

Edited October 3, 2023 by Multigauge

[Multigauge]

And finally, after getting access to the pick ups, and tweaking them, cleaning the wheels - both inside faces and running edges - I was buggered if I could get the pick ups back in place without bending them out of shape again!

Off came the wheels - which made life a lot easier - and finally, I managed to get everything aligned and seated correctly, wheels back on, all tested and running well.

Hurrah!

Pig of a job all in all and I have another still to do 🙄