Russo Loco Wrote:
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> I remember when the bolt holding the drawbar
> assembly fell out on 4449's trip to the Whirled
> Fair in '84. It had been pushed up from the bottom
> and the nut put on top instead of putting the bolt
> in from the top, as the latter operation involved
> some tight clearances. If it had been done right,
> it wouldn't have fallen out even after the nut
> worked loose.
True, if it had been installed correctly it wouldn't have fallen out, however, intsalling it from the bottom up is part of the correct way to install the pin.
Cheers,
Curtis F.