Hi Folks, to improve the power pickup of a LGB engine, i modified the whole Gear-box. in addition i tried to eliminate any unnecessary friction, such as the contact pins on the wheel inside as well as the friction on each axle. to remove the friction on each axle i added two ball bearings for each axle, they are housed in the Brass part shown in the pictures. To remove the contact pins on the inside of each wheel, i decided to run the power throe the new Ball-bearings. to a chief that it was necessary to produce new wheels which where made entirely out of 303 stainless steel. Not to shorten track A+B i had to split the Axle in two parts, i mean in the center of the axle i added a few plastic parts to a chief that. now it was possible to connect the brass ball bearing housing to get power from track. One side effect which i love is that the original flat steel parts from LGB could be removed.since those connection steel strips are loose in the gearbox, a 100% contact is not always granted. running the engine: while running the engine i observed that it runs faster then others, and that the engine shows more pulling force. since i removed the contacts which touch the track surface, i observed that dirt on track is now a bigger issue. other then that i belief it was worth all the effort. best regards, and think global, Pius
