rogerdee Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Hi guys can anyone help me with a bad running Grange, it's driving me crazy,it doesn't like corners it doesn't like points and it definitely don't like going backwards. Is there a secret to making it run well or should I just give up and leave it a a shed queen. The wheel back to back is correct and it runs sweet in a straight line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim123 Posted September 28, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 28, 2023 Is the brake rigging fitted? If so is there clearance between it and the rails? Many years ago when Dapol brought out the B1 I saw one that was more of a sledge than a loco. Derailed on points, and the rigging caught in the sleepers going backwards. Removing the rigging removed the problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerdee Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 No brake rigging fitted it seems the problem is between the tender and locomotive not enough play or movement, now I know why it was on eBay. Just don't know how to fix it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy L S Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Try backing off the drawbar screws at the front of the tender and rear of the loco half a turn and see if that frees things up. Regards Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerdee Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 Ok I'll give that a try Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 5944 Posted September 30, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2023 Is the drive shaft properly fitted been the loco and tender? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerdee Posted October 1, 2023 Author Share Posted October 1, 2023 As far as I can tell it is it looks just like all the other Dapol locos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy L S Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 18 hours ago, rogerdee said: As far as I can tell it is it looks just like all the other Dapol locos Have you had any success with the loco? The only other thing I can add is to also slacken off the screw that retains the pony truck a half turn too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerdee Posted October 3, 2023 Author Share Posted October 3, 2023 No luck so far I'll give your suggestion a go. If not I'll leave it on shed and take a break from it before I loose me enthusiasm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerdee Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 Ok so I have now got it running 99% ok. The front wheels on the pony truck were hitting the front frame rails. I know the purest will not be happy but I filed these down a bit to give the wheel some clearance. Unless you are at footplate level looking up, from my normal viewing distance it looks no different but the handling is and I now have a usable locomotive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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