First off was the fact that there was a track pin attached to the motors magnet - never a good sign!

Work has carried on with the dusting down, cleaning and lubrication of the Lima Prairie tank entrusted to me by Mr. B.

Having struggled to get the body off the chassis as outline two days ago it was time to look at the chassis and see what needed doing. First off was the fact that there was a track pin attached to the motors magnet - never a good sign!

With the pin out of the way it was time to look at the internals of the motor which looked a bit bleak! The commutator was certainly looking the worse for ware. 

The level of dirt was such that even solvent would not clean it so I used a wire brush to remove the gunk.

On the motor casing, the brush holders needed a clean up.

On the other part of the casing the drive cogs were removed for cleaning.

Whilst out, the main cog was given a rub down to remove the three ejector pin marks that stand proud of the surface and can cause unwanted friction in the drive chain.

Having given the various parts of the motor a clean and lubrication with oil and grease where appropriate it was time to remount it in the chassis. However, before that I had to deal with the dreaded zinc pest in the main ballast weight. I filed off the bulge and recreated the flat surface and luckily the rot had not destroyed the structure of the weight.

With that done the weight and motor went back into the chassis and before reattaching the pony trucks and body it was tested.

It ran! Next job is to reattach the above list parts!