Percybigun Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I have several of these and there does not seem to be a way of removing the loco body, the usual screw under front bogey is not there and nothing down the chimney.none of the various instructions or service sheets give details either (well done hornby, not a bad omission for your biggest selling product!)I've read rumour of 2 tabs at the front, but i cant find them. any ideas greatly received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Probably a daft question, but as the motor is in the tender, why do you want to take the loco body off?Do you mean how do you get the TENDER body off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I need to check mine (but cannot at the moment) but there may be two small screws right at the front of the chassis almost behing the front buffers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Biggest selling product, tender drive A4?????? If I remember correctly one screw at the front under the bogie, lift front and slide body gently backwards until lug at back disengages. Service sheet shows screw and rear lug. Might have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percybigun Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 There is a fault in the loco pick ups i have to access. before your time these things sold by the boat load Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percybigun Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 If people dont know the answer could they please keep their useless troll remarks out of this thread, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Thank you Percy I hope my advice is correct. If you are referring to my remark about it being a best seller I thank you kindly. If not I apologise. In future try not to be so rude it is very unbecoming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percybigun Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 For the benefit of the toy-train forum troll (as far as forum trolling goes, this really is scraping the barrel) here are some other reasons why it may be necessary:Smoke unit fittingWiring for lightsAdding more pick upsDetailing/weathering or repaintingDcc sound fitting (no room in tender for speaker)I'm sure theres many more reasons, but maintenance/servicing is pretty fecking obvious. You have really demonstrated how thick you are and clueless about modelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Did you get the top off or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 You have me over a barrel Percy.If I agree with you I am accused of siding against all the others.If I pull you up for breaching forum rules, you get a cob on and no doubt the anti-fun-police brigade would join in,so ......carry on chaps.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 What a little ray of sunshine 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howbi Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 If people dont know the answer could they please keep their useless troll remarks out of this thread, thanks What a thoroughly unpleasant comment..........un-warranted, un-necessary and un-welcome......... ☹️..........HB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Apparently the tender drive A4 was Hornby's biggest seller before my time HB. Wow Hornby really were way way ahead of everybody else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howbi Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Before your time, WTD.?........it was all tin-plate then I believe, no A4s...... 😆............HB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Thank you Admin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan-678585 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 I may be a bit late with the answer, there are two lugs, one each side of the cylinders, prise the body out slightly, each side, and lever the chassis front up, and slide forward to disengage the rear lugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Spare Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 I have tried twice to post a further totally innocuous answer to this topic to the effect that China-made A4 tender-drive locos do not use securing lugs at the front of the chassis but on both occasions, the post has been declared to include banned words, without indicating what offending word/words had been used. The only one I can think of describes a fixing with a slotted or star head and a threaded, tapered body - which can have a different connotation in modern language - but if it was that, technical help becomes impossible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Spare Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Apologies, site slow - duplicated entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBfan Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 The body is held on by two lugs on the cylinder blocks. It can be a phaff to get the body off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Spare Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Yes, but only if it is a UK-made model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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