Alessio Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 A few years ago I bought a Lima BR CCT (marked as running number M94292) It's a nice enough model, but the wheels don't spin freely - and sometimes when it's in a train, I find it's being dragged along and the wheels aren't actually turning much at all.Is there anything I can do to make it run well? Chers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Can you remove them, clean them, lubricate them. Sorry haven't got a clue what a CCT is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 CCT - Corridor Coach Toilet?? That's a guess.Are they plastic wheels and axles, plastic wheels on a steel axle, or machined metal wheels on a metal axle?Are they pin-point bearings, or just the old-style rod through a hole in the bogie fitting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 CCT = Covered Carriage Truck. Has end doors, and so can be End Loaded with Carriages, or more recently, Cars. Also has side doors for Parcels and Miscelaneous Traffic. Some were modified to carry BRUTE traffic. (The Blue parcels trolleys, British Railways Universal Trolley Equipment.) A drop of oil on the pin-point axle ends MAY help. OR you may be able to carefully deepen the axle box holes with a drill bit by hand. There are also special tools available to do this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 It's quite possible the chassis has deformed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessio Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 Sorry, a CCT is one of these: http://static.premiersite.co.uk/68398/img/68398_6551918.jpghttp://static.premiersite.co.uk/68398/img/68398_6551918.jpg Thanks, will try get the wheels off and see what I can do there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 You won't have a problem removing the wheels. Just ease the chassis apart and remove them. Might be a good time to replace them with better wheels, the Hornby version for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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