Factory Grease amount

[RBMN #425 Fan]

I belong to a train club in my area, and some of the members have the Thomas engines. When we opened up the engines, there wasn't a drop of grease in them! and so far we have 2 thomas', 2 percys,2 james', 2 emilys, 2 tobys, 2 spencers, a gordon, henry,  mavis, and edward.
when my friend opened up his toby, it had all of our grease + his! and when he cleaned off all the grease, there were tiny hairline fractures in the gears!!!!

[jettrainfan]

Wow, must be a huge mess up in the shops, contact Bachmann services and they should be able to help. 

[RBMN #425 Fan]

No, he's already worked his way around it 
Now Toby has metal gears, a powerful motor, and kadees. but he can't figure out how to get dcc + sound in him.
also, hes trying to get to 50 boxcars! so far hes at 20

[jettrainfan]

Wow! DCC and sound might be hard but he could probably try a N or Z decoder.

[RBMN #425 Fan]

Wow! DCC and sound might be hard but he could probably try a N or Z decoder.

Hes using a z decoder but he can't fit the speaker he has
normally it would, but hes adding weight. Hes also thinking of buying a henritta and puting the chip and the speaker in her

[PerfectPercy]

Could grease be a problem with stalling out and lack of power that the engines have? My James and Percy stall out on spots of track that are just as clean as spots that they do run on. Could proper amounts of grease also help to have them get more power?

[RBMN #425 Fan]

Could grease be a problem with stalling out and lack of power that the engines have? My James and Percy stall out on spots of track that are just as clean as spots that they do run on. Could proper amounts of grease also help to have them get more power?

no try cleaning there wheels. the way i do it is, put a paper towel, or paper, over the track,then, put some rubbing alchol on the track, then, while the transformer is on, run half your engine onto the paper towel, the repeat on the other side with the other wheels. just be careful with the rubbing alchol though it can remove paint. happened to me. i didn't know

[shining time]

i do the same thing but with an old piece of a towel really works im thinking about getting a track cleaning car and it is by centerline hers the link

http://www.centerline-products.com/rail_wheel.htm

this is the one i want
OO
(Model D36)      Rail Cleaner ~ Die-Cast ~ Proto 2000 trucks and Hornby style OO couplers   $69.00/each

[PerfectPercy]

I do need it to clean the engines wheels too though. I could try the towel. I don't want to risk the paint though.

[RBMN #425 Fan]

it'll only be the underpaint though. but it also works(but not a well)without that rubbing alchol. and the paint came of the bottom of the steps on an old tyco

[PerfectPercy]

Where can I find grease to replace from the factory grease. Maybe this will help general engine performance.

[RBMN #425 Fan]

Where can I find grease to replace from the factory grease. Maybe this will help general engine performance.

try this; http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/products.php?act=viewProd&productId=1087

[PerfectPercy]

Where can I find grease to replace from the factory grease. Maybe this will help general engine performance.

try this; http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/products.php?act=viewProd&productId=1087

Thanks. I appreciate it. Knowing me I can never find anything on my own.

[RBMN #425 Fan]

you can also try labell oil and grease, thats what i use. (couldn't find the website)