Patrick Davey Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 The curse of impatience strikes again....... one should have the sense not to run one's beautiful dark green A class loco A46 on one's new layout until the blasted PVA-soaked chinchilla dust has fully dried....... Anyway I now have lots of Kellogg-esque crunching noises coming from the loco and Alan (Tullygrainey) of this parish has kindly taken her to clean her out for me. Can anyone tell us how the base keeper plates are removed from underneath the bogies? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) Remove the bogie outer frames - they pull off. Unclip the baseplate - there are four clips to be levered out with a screwdriver blade. That's it. See my post here Edited July 28, 2023 by Horsetan 1 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tullygrainey Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) Many thanks for this. Found the 4 clips but there seems to be a clip at each end of the baseplate as well. and I can’t for the life of me see how they unclip. Fearful of doing damage here postscript: Ah, got it! Perseverance and verbal blandishments in equal measure Edited July 28, 2023 by Tullygrainey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Tullygrainey said: Many thanks for this. Found the 4 clips but there seems to be a clip at each end of the baseplate as well. and I can’t for the life of me see how they unclip. .... The ends only need to be prised upwards as the side clips are being released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tullygrainey Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 1 minute ago, Horsetan said: The ends only need to be prised upwards as the side clips are being released. Yes, took me a while to suss that. Slow learner Thanks again. I think we've now got most of the dead chinchillas out of Patrick's pride and joy. At least the crunching noises have disappeared. And none of the little critters got as far as the drive train so big relief all round. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Davey Posted July 28, 2023 Author Share Posted July 28, 2023 Ha only catching up on this now!! Thank you @Horsetan for the advice and Alan @Tullygrainey for the hard work!!! The wonder of this forum never disappoints!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishrailways52 Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 I often have trouble with my A class as well. it derails and the covers from the side of the bogie fall off. i never have trouble with any other loco though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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