QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Tune up a Bachmann Alco
Q.
I just purchased a Bachmann RS-3 [1] Sound Value last week
and it is a very smooth runner and the sound is really nice.
After a brief test, I repainted it for my road, then programmed
it and put it into service.
I am having a problem with the trucks. They seem to “hunt”
for the rails and eventually derail, especially at turnouts.
I took the truck side frames off to clean out the gears and
remove the excess goo/lubricant that was in there, and that
seemed to help quite a bit. I also cleaned the wheels with alco-
hol. However, I still have a random derailment here and there,
usually on the leading truck on the long hood end. I don’t have
any problems when going in reverse.
Questions, Answers & Tips -
MRH-Jun 2014
