I was lubing and oiling my LGB 2028D 2-6-0 Mogul and this tiny piece fell off when I put the bottom back on and turned it over. Does anyone know where this goes?
Ohmigod! That is the thermonuclear detonator, put it back in right away! (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif)
Looks like the mount for a brake shoe. Or a dummy plug for brake shoe_delete. Look for slots on side of motor block on both sides of each driver on both sides of block for open ports.
I’d have to think on this. None of my 2018D’s have that, I don’t think…but…I do have a couple of spare blocks…I’ll czech.
Looks like 4 of them, 2 per side, fwd of #1 drive axle and fwd of #3 drive axle.
Thanks Dave. Found where it fell out. Looks like I lost another one as well but can’t find that one. I assume they don’t perform any function right?
Fill a hole is all. Keeps dirt out, maybe.
Or maybe counter act the pressure of the pick ups on the other side of the axle …
edit: or maybe not upon a second perusal, the rear setup is different… oy vey.
no…pickups bottom out opposing each other in the block. I think (and it’s just foggy memory) that more deluxe models had brake shoe assemblies that fit in there. Universal motor blocks.