How to install metal wheel set

[trainguide86]

I bought a new set of wheels (https://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=69_671_148&products_id=6021) but when I try to put them on the axle, they do not slide on easily onto the axle.  Is there a procedure for putting the wheels on the axle?

[trainman203]

I have to ask a second question, do you have a quartering jig?

[trainguide86]

Thank you for the question.  I do not!  Any recommendations on which one to get?

[trainman203]

Replacing a steam locomotive driving wheel is a high precision process, the drivers need to be exactly quartered one side from the other, all exactly the same, or the rods will bind.

https://dccwiki.com/Quartering

Go to this website and see what they have. 

https://nwsl.com/

You will need a quartering jig, but you probably also need a wheel press.  If you don't have any luck with NWSL, try Micro Mark, another well-known Model Railroad tool vendor.  All of these vendors are very friendly and accessible on the phone if you need help.

I don't know what locomotive you're working on or which scale you are in, but you may need to insulate the wheel from the axle. That's something I can't answer but someone else on this forum probably can.

Why are you replacing the wheel? Is something wrong with it?