Slightly sick loco

[AndrueC]

I have a Dapol 2S-007-016D-PO and it doesn't run very well at low speed. When changing direction it sometimes buzzes instead of moving (sounds to me like slipping gears as it's almost a whine). I bought it cheap so thought it'd be interesting to try and repair it myself. Unfortunately so far I've only worked out how to get the cab off - lift and pull - which gives access to the decoder. That reveals two clips that allow the back of the boiler to lift up but I can't work out to get the front to release. When the back lifts up the entire rest of the body 'hinges' about the base of the smoke box as if there are supposed to be clips to release that but I can't find them.

 

I don't know if this is related at all but it was a bit of a struggle to reprogram the decoder that came with it. Took several attempts before I finally got the new address to take with it struggling to read CVs.

Edited December 23, 2021 by AndrueC

[08221]

Have you tried running the Loco on DC with the decoder removed?

 

its always best to get a Loco running well on DC before putting a decoder anywhere near it!

 

Hth, take care.