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0-4-0 motor retainer
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2020 11:13 pm
by dtb
Does anyone have any tips or tricks to get this motor clip back, already bent this one so will need to obtain another and try again.
The worm came off the motor shaft so while it was apart I gave it a service but struggling to get the clip back.
Thanks
Re: 0-4-0 motor retainer
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:28 am
by Walkingthedog
I seem to recall just squeezing it together with my fingers.
Re: 0-4-0 motor retainer
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 7:37 pm
by hblmadt
Seems to like going a certain way round to push the motor down to the gear and tight to mesh well remember rotating it a few times till it was right
Re: 0-4-0 motor retainer
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 9:36 pm
by Mountain Goat
Does not matter if tthey bend as one can bend them back. Even used a paperclip which can be bent to fit. Is only to hold the motor in position.
You have the early example with that body with the nice open motor.
Re: 0-4-0 motor retainer
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 9:51 pm
by Walkingthedog
Think dtb might have sorted it by now. He asked the question 2 years ago.
Re: 0-4-0 motor retainer
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2022 10:21 pm
by Mountain Goat
Ah. He should know them back to front by now!