Good progress was made removing the buffers and draw hooks for examination and any repair work required. Slight damage to one buffer inner housing and a broken spring which will need replacing. Otherwise everything looks good. One bolt was reluctant to be freed and required heat and the rivet gun.
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The one bolt that required heat, cutting off and the rivet gun teatment - bottom left! |
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| Buffers at front of locomotive removed. |
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| Front end - draw hook still to be removed. |
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| Nick Thompson removing nut on draw hook. |
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| After grit blasting old weld appeared. |
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| Front end cleaned and protected. |
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| Cleaned and protected. |
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| Hooks, eccentrics, spring and buffers. |
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| Buffers with spring - one waiting for a new one! |
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