My brother recently gave me a Life Like diesel engine that he had for a while stored in his attic (don't ask about the model, that information didn't come with it). I've cleaned it up, and it runs well, EXCEPT: the axel housings on both the pick-up and drive wheels drag on just about anything that is higher then the ties, e.g. re-railers, turn-outs, magnetic un-couplers. I'm thinking about sanding the housings, but I don't know how thick the plastic is. Is there a better way to fix this problem?
You should be able to take off 1/16" with no problem, maybe a bit more.
Len