My 2-10-2 front pilot wheel, is making contact with the bottom end of the cylider, making it difficult to engage in turns. Any solution??
Thanks
long distance solutions are usually very tough to come up with as is the case here. Assuming the contact ( interference 0 is small, perhaps lengthening the front truck pivot arm may be alternative. It is possible the factory installed the wrong pivot arm, although it is unlikely this would pass quality control.
Try switching the truck upside down. Then switch withe the rear one. They are not the same.
What radius curves are you trying to run on? The minimum radius for this locomotive is 22 inches. It will look better and lurch less on even broader curves. This is a Big Engine and Big Engines need Big Curves.
Rusty
This engine was reviewed in Model Railroader and noted that this engine will run on 18" radius, may not look that good but great news if you have limited space.
Part of the review follows:
"This powerful HO 2-10-2 may be called a "light" 2-10-2, but it's still a big steam locomotive by most model railroad standards. For its size, this new Bachmann locomotive is surprisingly flexible and capable of negotiating 18"-radius curves. A factory installed automatic dual-mode decoder allows it to operate on either DC or DCC (Digital Command Control)."
"The mechanism. This model is one of the few large steam locomotives I've seen that has the correct prototype wheelbase. The combination of small drivers (scale 57") spaced on 75" centers provides operating clearance for the model's RP-25 wheel flanges. In addition, the lead and trailing truck wheels are the proper size, and they're also spaced on the correct centers.
The die-cast metal chassis has a five-pole can motor mounted in the firebox. An acetal plastic gearbox connects the worm and gear drive to the middle driver; the side rods power the other drivers. The middle set of drivers is correctly blind (no flanges), and the others have some lateral motion so the model can run on curves as sharp as 18" radius, but it'll look better operating on wider curves."