Has anybody taken the front pilot off of the 0-4-0 Porter?

I have removed the front coupler and the screw right behind it, but it seems something is still
holding it.

From looking at the schematic, looks like it should just slide out

Help!

Thanks K

B'mann, will the rear truck for the ON30 shay (which is sold out) be available again?

Is it on back order, or that's it, not available anymore?

Thanks for your response.

      K

Removed ~.01-.015 from square shaft and saw some improvement, but it still derailed on curves.

Upon closer inspection, discovered female part of driveshaft had

flash up near the "u" joint on the inside not allowing the shaft to

fully compress. Fixed that and ran fine.

Except, after about 5 laps on my test oval it quit running!?

Track has voltage, headlight works, but no go, no humming or buzzing.

This is a dc model.

Should I start a new thread for this?

Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks again K

 That's kind of what I figured.

Thanks k

I am a new member, although I have been reading the forum for a couple of years.

I have recently purchased a dc shay (beautiful model). My problem is it will not
go around an 18" radius curve with the "engine" on the inside of the curve without derailing.
Seems the front truck doesn't swivel enough. (Rear truck swivels much more)

I think the telescoping square drive shaft is bottoming out. Anybody else have this problem?
Any thought's ?

Thanks in advance, K