{"id":5135,"date":"2022-01-26T12:28:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T11:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5135"},"modified":"2022-01-26T12:28:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T11:28:16","slug":"axlebox-and-spring-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5135","title":{"rendered":"Axlebox and Spring repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Next, I moved onto the springs and hangers. Several of the dampers had become detached from the springs. The white metal pins are the vulnerable parts so I decided to replace them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, I cut off all the dampers and pins from the springs. Next, I used a burr that came with a set of tools for the Dremel in the mill, to mill out the remains of the pin between the frame of the damper. I had to slow the mill down to 320 rpm in order not to over heat and melt the white metal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0506.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"688\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0506.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5129\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0506.jpg 667w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0506-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Milling the spring damper using a burr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0507.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"877\" height=\"1002\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0507.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5130\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0507.jpg 877w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0507-263x300.jpg 263w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0507-768x877.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Modified spring damper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0508.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"501\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0508.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5131\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0508.jpg 653w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0508-300x230.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0508-391x300.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Modified spring damper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I used a clothes peg to hold the springs to drill them again using the mill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0510.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"922\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0510-1024x922.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5132\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0510-1024x922.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0510-300x270.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0510-768x692.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0510-333x300.jpg 333w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0510.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Drilling the Springs for new hanger pins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I cut lengths of brass rod to replace the white metal pins. I made a jig from a piece of ply with a blob of bluetac and a hand vice to help with soldering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0512.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"982\" height=\"970\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5133\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0512.jpg 982w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0512-300x296.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0512-768x759.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0512-304x300.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0513.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"664\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0513.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5134\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0513.jpg 753w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0513-300x265.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0513-340x300.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0514.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"754\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0514.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5136\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0514.jpg 753w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0514-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0514-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not the prettiest of soldering but they look a lot better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0515-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0515-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5137\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0515-1024x606.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0515-300x177.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0515-768x454.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0515-1536x909.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0515-2048x1212.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0515-500x296.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next, I moved onto the springs and hangers. Several of the dampers had become detached from the springs. The white metal pins are the vulnerable parts so I decided to replace them. 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