Alco s2 motor noise help

[jbrock27]

Ahhhh.  Oh well Jack, live an learn.

[ALCO0001]

Update on noise,
Well the new motor noise got worse instead of breaking in so I PULLED IT apart again .Lost count how many times anyhow I noticed that the bearing were still wet like they were when I RECIEVED THE NEW MOTOR .i cleaned them off with a shot of break cleaner carefully .THen I dried them off and re lubricated with a drop of Castrol high mileage part synthetic 10w 40 that I stock in the shop.made sure the oil worked its way in,cleaned excess and reinstalled.SMOOOTH AND SILENT AL ALL SPEEDS! Apparently they sent me a nice tight motor ,but used cheap lube on the bearings.I LET IT run for a few hours around the main at about 5 scale miles per hour and it can be compared to your atlas hats ect.. Impressive .So the gear ratio on these is perfect for a switcher ,but when you run it in a consist on the main the rpm's are quite a bit higher .So if you do not used a quality oil on these motor bearings and run them at main line speeds your bearings will after 3 motors in 3 years fry and that will start the noise and the self destruction of the motor.Tese have to be lubed with a good quality synthetic oil compared to others because of the rpm's they can run at compared to there speed.Just some facts from a bunch of trial and error /
Jack

[Jerrys HO]

AS I said before Bachmann's Quality Control guy or is it Bachmann's worse nightmare

[ALCO0001]

Thanks,I think 
J

[Jerrys HO]

Thanks,I think 
J

Where'd you go! I liked how you picked apart the Value series. They were meant for the guy's who could not afford the high end stuff and only wanted the basic sounds.
I am going to miss you, I think 
J

[electrical whiz kid]

Hunt;
I was not in any way suggesting anything Atlas; one way or the other.  Nigel had been a tremendous help to many modellers, myself included.  I was suggesting looking him up, and Atlas was the only avenue I was aware of.  Sorry to have ruffled any feathers there on the top floor.  Just as an aside; Probably about 90% of my motive power is Bachmann, and I am a firm supporter of them.
SGTC.