I picked up a nice little United Climax this weekend and was wondering who might have advice on remotoring this little gem??
Contact Dave at NWSL. He has done a lot as has the previous owner of NWSL. Dave did one other type loco for me.
http://www.nwsl.com/NWSL_Online_Catalog.html
Dave does answer email.
Did a few some years ago with the motors they use to sell.
Rich
Do you want DCC?
My PFM/United “Classic Logging Climax” emitted a whiff of smoke from the cab (motor) area and was done after 30 years of service. I sent my to Phil Floyd, The Shay Fixer, and he installed a can motor. He actually offered the option of three different can motors of various quality (I picked the mid-range one). His remotoring also includes cleaning and service of the entire drive train.
Service by The Shay Fixer is not the speediest: it is a one-man operation and I know that Phil just had shoulder surgery and may well be backed up on his scheduling more than usual. You will find him honest in his description of options and meticulous in his work. If you have some experience in remotoring brass locomotives and wish to contact him for a recommendation on which motor to install, I expect that he would share some insights. My remotored Climax operates quieter than the factory motor and can creep along.
Bill
Thanks for the replies guys. Yes I do want DCC but not sound. Im gonna attempt to open this loco up and see what damage I can do. I will probably call Dave at NWSL for some advice. I found a couple NWSL motors in my stuff and may need some different gears etc. Remotoring isn’t too bad a job but the fiddly gears can be a problem. Hopefully the superstructure will come off whithout having to dissassemble the mechanism.(nightmare)
So remotoring is pretty much a must if you want DCC. I did mine about two years ago. Disassembly is simple: there are screws accessible from underneath (3 I think). The boiler and tender should come right off. You will need to remove the gear from the original motor - NWSL has a tool for this called a gear puller - and install on the new motor. I scored the shaft first with a file then I just used super glue to set the gear on the new motor. I then installed the motor, using the silicone. It’s not that hard… Mine runs very quietly and it gets a lot of running time on my layout. Simon