Bachmann Class G2A "Super D" 0-8-0: Repair Request

[@lesbird2074]

That's a very neat repair. Of course, if Bachmann fitted proper bearings in the first place, it wouldn't have been necessary!

[@TheDaf95xf]

Evening Bill from our holiday home in sunny Spain 🇪🇸 Just had are T and relaxing watching you do your magic 🪄 That was a superb fix 🤩

[@charlesemerson6763]

Bill, the caps and chokes are the RF suppression. The wires to the tender are for the DCC socket/dummy plug. I added tender pickups to mine.

[@shedhead00]

That's a great repair bill , what a difference its made.

[@johnmassey7687]

great repair with the tube .I also like d the powered wire brushes

[@samwoodward8491]

first class bill great solutionyour channel gets better and better keep doing what you do allways helps someone regards sam woodward

[@RobA500]

Superbly fixed, that was a spot of luck having just the right size of tube.

[@maltnz]

Clever idea using the two brushes as a wheel cleaner - gonna steal that one. Cheers

[@PeterJewell2]

Yes, he's sneaked that one in without mentioning it! (To be fair, though, the PECO wheel cleaning tool I bought in the late 1970s incorporated a brass brush as one contact, and a 'scraper' as the other. But, credit where it's due, this is a neat idea!)

[@SoRTs6233]

Great repair, Bill, especially the way you reasoned out the problem. Hope I never get a fault like that! Cheers, Jim L

[@darrenhillman8396]

Nice job, Bill! Good job that brass tubing was just the right size! Looks a nice model, that. Best wishes from Wirral.

[@kevinludlow7561]

As usual, very informative and fascinating how the "problem" will be solved, thank you for posting.

[@robertmarsh3588]

Great job persevering with this. For all the extra detail of more modern models, I really hate the complexity and fragility of lots of added components such as hoses, brake rods.

[@ianwatson2872]

Well Bill ive got to say that was a great repair the videos you make are amazing keep them coming

[@eddyweller4503]

Great repair bill, that was a very neat interesting trick holding the brass multi tool wire brushes to clean up the wheels!! Its always a great feeling when you get a locomotive back and running. Thanks to your inspiration I've had a go at some old triang and hornby locos and in general getting on ok take care of yourself Eddy xx

[@platformten5958]

Hi Bill. Where would the hobby be without people like you. Great improvisation. I've never seen an 0-8-0 tender engine before. The nearest I've got is a GWR 2-8-0. Must put this loco on my wish list. Paul. 👍

[@User-3O3]

The L.N.E.R. had the Raven Q6 Class. Another beautiful 0-8-0 locomotive. Hornby made a model of them.

[@platformten5958]

Hi J. Thanks for the info. The problem with me is that I've spent so much of my model train research over the years on the GWR, I've overlooked the fact that unusually designed engines exist on the other companies that made up the Big 4. Lesson learned there! Paul. 👍

[@jasongoldsworthy6149]

Top job Bill, another problem solved, great vid.

[@stefanbattige7988]

I have a super g engine, too, and it will not run. But thanks to Your video I know now what to do! Thank You!

[@mikeking2539]

Wow that was a really good fix! I would never have thought of doing that!

[@tallytalbot7150]

hi Bill your getting there regarding chassis construction. The repair you did with the tube axle combination is what chassis building from scratch is all about. You have actually improved this bachmann loco no end when compared to the origional bachmann product. Pity it was not your own loco as you could have replaced the other 3x axles as well which would have given impeccable running on level track. I wonder when you will take to building a proper chassis for any of your locos.

[@48firefox]

The longest ex- LNWR locos to survive on BR , I think the last ones were withdrawn about 1962, I have the same loco renumbered as 49449 , lovely smooth runner not had any trouble with it yet.

[@johnjephcote7636]

I remember them at Cheddington LNW, being passed by 10000 &10001.

[@andrewpalm2103]

A very nice repair, indeed, OOBill. Funny, but a couple of days ago I did some weathering on a 40 foot boxcar which included a few seagull droppings. My fictional railraod is near Lake MIchigan, so it's not unreasonable. They look real to me, but I'm not sure I'll do it again. I prefer light weathering and no graffiti because I want my layout to look real, but also how I'd prefer reality to be (not how it is). Cheers from Wisconsin!

[@bigmac60]

Excellent piece of engineering

[@MrVinnyh]

Hi bill a great repair, the Bachmann 9F has similar problems due to alack of bearings

[@nicholasbishop3300]

Nice repair and service Bill Nick Australia

[@kleedhamhobby]

Very well done. These newer Bachmann models can be a bugger to work on. Those brake rods, especially, are iffy. They can sometimes be quite brittle, as well as very thin. I just broke the brake rigging on my Caledonian 812 whilst trying to work on it. And it's a pretty poor go that Bachmann couldn't be bothered to fit axles bearings, given the prices they charge for these things.

[@astolatpere11]

You turned it into a nice runner. We are unanimous on the weathering.

[@ThePillenwerfer]

Those 'resistors' are inductors for RF suppression in addition to the capacitor. They aren't needed for operation.

[@royston600]

Great repair

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Enjoyed your video Bill you put together. Loads going on like and share Thanks DD.

[@User-3O3]

14:10 Hey man, did you cut a piece from that sponge to use as a cradle, yourself, or is there somewhere you can buy them? It's verry cuTTe(!) D: Makes the loco look waaarrrrrm and snuggly. :3

[@oobill]

Just an ordinary cheap sponge with a chunk cut out with a Stanley knife.

[@chrismarkey5892]

Hi Bill, been following your videos for a while now and I really enjoy them, can I ask what Grease you use on your engine's. Keep up the great work. Chris

[@dansmodelrailways7886]

Excellent repair. The amount of slop on the front axel was bad. Its looks like a casting error in the chassis block. Its a handy video as i’ll keep an eye on my own G2a incase it develops the same issue. What size brass tubing did you use for the axel?

[@oobill]

3.5mm outer diameter and 3.0mm inner.

[@johngibson4641]

Hi Bill , a few questions for u as usual haha. What brand of the crank pin spanner/tools are you using as the smallest i can find on ebay is 3 mm and no smaller asni wqntmto buy a set of them as they will come in handy. Also whatn is the rqtio of molly grease to gear oil you have made up in the old nail polish bottle. Also is that 1 connecting rod on each side for all 8 wheels or 4 axles ? Thanks again for the gr8 videos there bill. Cheers m8 from John in Australia.

[@oobill]

1- Hornby. 2 - It's not Moly Grease it's lithium white grease mixed 50/50 with Hob-E-Lube Gear Oil. 3 - 3 connected rods each side.

[@JohnJohnson-cn9fh]

great job bill,how much to you charge for your repairs,thanks.jpj

[@dfishpool7052]

Well done Bill - a great repair! By the way, will your rail workers be joining the rail strike?

[@russellbenton2987]

Great job . I have one of these and it’s a really smooth runner . Haven’t noticed any wobble but I must have a look . I wonder what caused the front axle to wear ? Is it that it doesn’t have any bearings?

[@charlesemerson6763]

Russell, no bearings in the chassis. Some of the early Bachmann locos actually had square cut holes in the chassis so the bearing surface was terrible.

[@oobill]

Actually one of the rods had a very loose pin which I think caused uneven pull on the wheels. That might have caused the wear. I tightened the pin but it didn't make the edit of the video. My Mainline J72 has the same issue but being split axle adds to the problem.

[@czwij]

Greetings, wouldn't the bushing raise the front wheels up by 1mm, thereby making the second and third wheel not touch the track? Without grinding a bit of height in the original wheel slot, the bushing would make it ride high, no?

[@oobill]

The wall of the tube is 0.2mm. So technically yes it does lower the axle by that amount. Didn't seem to affect performance at all so the chassis is probably worn with a lot of play anyway.

[@czwij]

@@oobill fair enough.....BTW i fault you for getting this canadian into english steam. it's the last thing i needed....

[@peternorris6438]

Another good job done

[@jameshatfield1194]

nice as ninepence loved it Bill

[@scendalbymodelrailway]

Hi Bill is that the Hornby crank pin spanner you are using?

[@dansmodelrailways7886]

Yes i think it is.

[@scendalbymodelrailway]

@@dansmodelrailways7886 I wasn't sure it would fit Bachmann as well. I will have to get one . Cheers👍

[@dansmodelrailways7886]

@@scendalbymodelrailway I use a set if 5 hex nut drivers from expo tools, same tool but more sizes than the two on the Hornby one. So maybe would suit more loco brands

[@scendalbymodelrailway]

@@dansmodelrailways7886 thanks I will do a Google 🙂

[@oobill]

Yes it is. Has 2.5mm and 2.0mm sockets. I have other hex spanners for anything larger. The thing I don't like about it is that it's really too short to hold and has no grip whatsoever. I also recommend putting a wee blob of black or blue tack into the sockets.

[@mikeking2539]

Has he got glue marks all over the thing?

[@111greatbear3]

Spring loaded contacts

[@matthewpayne42]

The real steam trains were dirty old things.

[@richardmalone8329]

Aaaa

[@bigmac60]

Excellent piece of engineering