salmontrout Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Hi I would like to remove body from this 8f. Wondering where correct screws areThanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo009 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Service Sheet 261D is the one for this model. Its is unclear on body screws, but if you ignore the ones on the sheet, anything else should be the ones you need. Best I can offer from what I can see. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 I remember taking mine apart. I think it has a screw at the front and a screw at the bottom of the cab, actually at the bottom of the cab not underneath, opposite the tender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I double checked mine once I had found it. Slotted screw under the front bogie and phillips type screw ay back of cab in the centre. I think on this one the motor fit is tight especially if someone has used insulating tape on the motor. You might have to wobble it about to release it, by releasing the screws and moving the chassis within the body to get it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Precisely as Colin says - be careful not to pull any wires off, and of the sanders if I remember - one of the more fragile ones to open up!Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 I do remember the motor fit was extremely tight. As I had opened it up to fit DCC I decided to move the DCC socket to the tender, because I knew trying to fit the decoder in the loco mean probably a wire would get trapped. When you get it out, if it is tight buy some of that super thin insulating tape. I think on mine Hornby had used the normal PVC stuff which was half the issue with the tight fit. Surprisingly just changing the tape and careful routing of the wires made it much easier to put together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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