I need to remove the boiler to replace the cross head guide. I removed the screw from the stack and find no other screw that holds the rear to the frame. I tried all the visible ones. The front of the boiler is loose but the back is not. Anyone know the secret?
Don Murphy
Modeling the Renovo Division of the PRR Circa 1946
I don’t have the 0-6-0, but on my early version (no tender pick-up) of the 0-8-0, the screw at the rear which holds the cab/boiler assembly in place is hidden by the drawbar, so the drawbar needs to be removed to gain access to the screw. Of course, on your 0-6-0, the set-up may be different: the front end of my 0-8-0 is secured by a screw passing up through the steam chest/smokebox saddle. [swg]
You shouldn’t, however, need to remove the boiler to replace a crosshead guide - simply pull the original one towards the rear of the loco, using pliers, then insert a new one, pushing it into place.
If you’re talking about the valve gear hanger, though; yes, the boiler assembly needs to be removed, as the hanger is mounted atop the loco’s frame.
Wayne