powered bogie for 117 series

[wazzd]

I need to replace the wheelsets ....or bogies on my Kato N Scale 117 . With no hope of being in Japan for sometime I'm wondering if I can get some parts to do it and if replacing the wheelsets is a viable  or easy fix....I'm plenty used to HO scale but I don't know about dismantling a nicely made Kato bogie.

Edited January 31, 2021 by railsquid
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[railsquid]

What's the issue? The Kato EMU bogie design is pretty standardized and there are various parts available.

 

Appropriate wheelsets are:

 

- 29-950-1 (silver, gear, no traction tyre)

- 29-950-2 (silver, gear, with traction tyre)

- 29-950-5 (blackened, gear, no traction tyre)

- 29-950-6 (blackened, gear, with traction tyre)

 

Bogies can be (gently) pulled out of the chassis (remove body first):

 

kato-driving-axle-replacement_07 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

Bogies can be dismantled by pushing the "tabs" poking up next to the copper conductor plate:

 

kato-driving-axle-replacement_08 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

inwards and downwards with the aid some sort of tool (preferably not a flathead screwdriver etc. as it may scratch the plastic):

 

kato-driving-axle-replacement_09 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

Dismantled it looks like this:

 

kato-driving-axle-replacement_10 by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

Wheelsets are a little fiddly to prise out and fit back in. If the worm gear falls out, be careful not to lose the little brass or plastic o-ring from one end (replacements are however available).

[wazzd]

Thanks for the information, now I know where to start! The wheelsets show lots of wear and the treads are quite rough....it's also a bit balky.