Need some help ?

[ChrisV]

Hi gang

I've done something really stupid.

I spilt sewing machine oil on my track 'unknowingly' and as my trains have run over the rails the oil has got onto the wheels and now they can't run properly = meaning when they get to the incline they wheel slip terribly and gain no traction whatsoever!!! I think the tyres maybe soaked.

 

Now I have 3 sets out of action - all Shinkansens of course!

 

Can anyone assist on how I can reverse this problem?

[bc6]

Sorry to hear about your sewing machine accident chris. Im no expert but I would assume you would make sure yoiur tracks are clean first. Some like using rubbing alcohol as a cleaning solution for dirty tracks, second clean your wheels. Yup 3 trains worth of wheels need to be cleaned, use a Q-Tip with rubbing alcohol. Third Id replace the traction tires on your motor cars. I think these are pretty logical steos to restoring your trains back to traction worthiness.  

[CaptOblivious]

Sorry to hear about your sewing machine accident chris. Im no expert but I would assume you would make sure yoiur tracks are clean first. Some like using rubbing alcohol as a cleaning solution for dirty tracks, second clean your wheels. Yup 3 trains worth of wheels need to be cleaned, use a Q-Tip with rubbing alcohol. Third Id replace the traction tires on your motor cars. I think these are pretty logical steos to restoring your trains back to traction worthiness.  

 

I agree with bc6. Alcohol should take care of all your problems.

 

I'd take this a step further and recommend disassembling at least each power truck and giving a good alcohol soak and lubrication as per Alpine's instructions.

http://www.jnsforum.com/index.php/topic,246.msg1429.html#msg1429

[grumbeast]

I'm too much of a scaredy cat to disassemble things, but I have used GooGone to clean wheelsets, mainly on locomotives, but I guess it would work on driving cars too.  I put one truck/bogie on the track (has to have electrical pickup, then the other I place on a piece of lint-free cloth over the track.  The cloth has had a few drops of googone on it and I then let the wheels spin on the cloth as I power up. Its amazing the crud that this removes.

 

As for the track, Alchohol is great, but make sure you have some ventilation, the fumes give me killer headaches,I've used GooGone too and it seems to work as well

 

G.

[David]

I'm too much of a scaredy cat to disassemble things, but I have used GooGone to clean wheelsets, mainly on locomotives, but I guess it would work on driving cars too.  I put one truck/bogie on the track (has to have electrical pickup, then the other I place on a piece of lint-free cloth over the track.  The cloth has had a few drops of googone on it and I then let the wheels spin on the cloth as I power up. Its amazing the crud that this removes.

 

As for the track, Alchohol is great, but make sure you have some ventilation, the fumes give me killer headaches,I've used GooGone too and it seems to work as well

 

G.

 

A 9 volt battery is another way to run the wheels. It's tricky (and can make some very small sparks) if you have to touch the contacts to the wheels directly, but for split frame locos you just need to touch the battery to the underside (exposed metal part) of the train and it runs. 9V batteries are useful overall for doing work on N scale trains - the contacts have the right spacing that you can easily balance a 9V battery on a spare piece of track to test a train (A piece of Kato S248, 2 bumpers and a 9V battery are my rig for testing when installing lighting kits).

[ChrisV]

Thanks for the replies -

Looks like I've got some work ahead of me.

[CaptOblivious]

Thanks for the replies -

Looks like I've got some work ahead of me.

 

Yes, some work, it's true. But I have faith that you will overcome this obstacle!!

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I agree with bc6. Alcohol should take care of all your problems.

 

I'd take this a step further and recommend disassembling at least each power truck and giving a good alcohol soak and lubrication as per Alpine's instructions.

http://www.jnsforum.com/index.php/topic,246.msg1429.html#msg1429

 

Booze solves all problems.

[CaptOblivious]

 

 

I agree with bc6. Alcohol should take care of all your problems.

 

I'd take this a step further and recommend disassembling at least each power truck and giving a good alcohol soak and lubrication as per Alpine's instructions.

http://www.jnsforum.com/index.php/topic,246.msg1429.html#msg1429

 

Booze solves all problems.

 

I think all is a bit strong…most, maybe? Anyway, depends on the booze. For me: gin solves more problems than scotch. Is that revealing too much?

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Prob. not.