Removing body from 8f 48062

[salmontrout]

Hi

I would like to remove body from this 8f. Wondering where correct screws are

Thanks

[Simmo009]

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.

[ColinB]

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.

[ColinB]

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.

[atom3624]

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.

[ColinB]

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.