Heavy Mountain 4-8-2 Dissassembly

[toyman]

Are there any dissassembly instructions available for taking a 4-8-2 heavy apart? I need to remove the boiler to change out the LED and make several other mods.

Thanks,

Joe

[SteamGene]

I'm almost positive the smokebox front comes off to get to the light.  Other than that, be careful. 
Gene

[toyman]

The smokebox front pulls off, that is not the issue. I need to lengthen the leads to the LED and that requires removing the boiler and probably the cab. I am hoping someone has done this before and can describe the steps. I modified a 2-10-0 by installing a 3mm golden white LED into the headlamp and allowing the leads to protrude out the back side of the smokebox front, where I used a two pin connector made from a machined pin header to attach to the LED. In the process I removed the light pipe that was factory installed. It sure is bright, but that can be controlled by a current dropping resistor in series with the LED.

Thanks,

Joe

[James Hail]

1.Pull drawbar screw
2.Pull both "rods" that are under the very front of the loco (smokebox) out from their holes in the cast body of the loco...
3 lift the cab up slightly then pull casting of the loco forward and off the drivetrain.

To remove the driver set intact ..remove the lead/trailing trucks and then the screws front and rear under them....that will pull the bottom driver plate assembly from the upper split frame/motor assembly.......

Jim