Hello I have a K4 and had a similar issue the worm gear was no fully connected to the drive gear and made a similar sound but more of a buzzing great vid enjoy the big engine!
@thefuriousgamer2553 Thank you! It's good to know it's not just the S1 that commonly suffers from that issue. I was honestly very surprised when the issue with your K4 wasn't the problem with this S1
Always test repairs first before putting things back together. Motor angle is wrong. It should be in line with the driveshaft to prevent cogging in the flex joints, which are no good above 10 degrees.
@Greatdome99 I appreciate the input! I put the whole together before testing as a joke. I very rarely get it right the first try, and I'll usually leave it disassembled on later tests. I just think it's funny to put the thing back together, knowing I almost certainly got something wrong. As for the motor angle, I agree with you, the motor should be mounted directly in line with the drive shaft. However, that's just not how lionel designed this engine as far as I can tell. The motor mount is designed to be flush to the frame, making the motor alligned parallel with the frame instead of the driveshaft as desired. If you've worked on one of these, are there supposed to be shims under the rear mounting points of the motor mount to give it the desired angle?
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Hello I have a K4 and had a similar issue the worm gear was no fully connected to the drive gear and made a similar sound but more of a buzzing great vid enjoy the big engine!
@thefuriousgamer2553 Thank you! It's good to know it's not just the S1 that commonly suffers from that issue. I was honestly very surprised when the issue with your K4 wasn't the problem with this S1
Always test repairs first before putting things back together.
Motor angle is wrong. It should be in line with the driveshaft to prevent cogging in the flex joints, which are no good above 10 degrees.
@Greatdome99 I appreciate the input! I put the whole together before testing as a joke. I very rarely get it right the first try, and I'll usually leave it disassembled on later tests. I just think it's funny to put the thing back together, knowing I almost certainly got something wrong.
As for the motor angle, I agree with you, the motor should be mounted directly in line with the drive shaft. However, that's just not how lionel designed this engine as far as I can tell. The motor mount is designed to be flush to the frame, making the motor alligned parallel with the frame instead of the driveshaft as desired.
If you've worked on one of these, are there supposed to be shims under the rear mounting points of the motor mount to give it the desired angle?
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