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I used the Ball Bearing service that Phil offers ( Phils Narrow Guage) to get my AMS passenger cars rolling nicely. I just got them back from Phil, very quick turnaround.
He turned down the end of the axles of the existing wheels, which then insert into a BB, which is inserted into a new bushing. He has another service for these coaches that uses, I think, Sierra Valley wheels. But I wanted to use the existing wheels as I like the curve between the tread and flange.
I run track power so I've kept the electrical pickup. These babies now glide along with the greatest of ease. They will actually even roll on their own if you set them on a downhill grade even with the electrical pickup tabs on the wheels.
I run my trains a lot and figured this would save some wear and tear on the loco pulling the 3 passenger cars. And now I'm ready when Accucraft delivers the combine and baggage cars.
He turned down the end of the axles of the existing wheels, which then insert into a BB, which is inserted into a new bushing. He has another service for these coaches that uses, I think, Sierra Valley wheels. But I wanted to use the existing wheels as I like the curve between the tread and flange.
I run track power so I've kept the electrical pickup. These babies now glide along with the greatest of ease. They will actually even roll on their own if you set them on a downhill grade even with the electrical pickup tabs on the wheels.
I run my trains a lot and figured this would save some wear and tear on the loco pulling the 3 passenger cars. And now I'm ready when Accucraft delivers the combine and baggage cars.