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Inside the Tender's Journal Box
Journal Box with lid open: Round thing with hole in it is the end of the axle with a raised lip on the end, on top of that is the bushing, and on top of the bushing is a wedge. The journal box sits on top of the wedge and holds it in with two ears. The wedge transfers the weight of the tender to the brass. The brass is held in place by the raised lip on the end of the axle. |
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Bottle jack raising the journal box.
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Chaining down the axle to the rail.
This does not work. ..... Sometimes when lifting the journal box up, just before the ears clear the wedge so it can be removed, the wheel starts coming up also. On that day our solution was to chain the wheel to the rail. Doesn't work. The rail starts coming up also. Remember our rail ends just past this wheel. Maybe on a main line or siding this might work a little better. |
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Actual Crowsfoot - only a photo. we didn't have one of these.
photo supplied by Bob Yarger - this is the solution which we did not have. This crows foot rests on a tie, with the raised lip engaging the wheel, the jack sits on the base plate and raises the journal box while holding the wheel down. |
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Our Crowsfoot
Homemade crowsfoot. (weren't they all?) We had ours made. It was welded with gussets to provide strength. We eventually had a thicker plate put on the bottom. |
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Actual Rock Island Bottle Jack
Jack was loaned to us by David Haynes. |
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Using an air Jack.
20 T Air over hydraulic jack. Jack is sitting on the crowsfoot and jacking against the journal box. |
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Emery Cloth Sticks
Dowel rods, ends split to hold the emery cloth strips. |
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Ready to insert into journal box.
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Sanding corrosion from axles.
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Sanding
Sometimes one handed works better. |
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Bushing.
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Inside of Bushing.
Held by member Jerry Moore. |
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Topside of Wedge
Wedge goes on top of bushing and holds bushing in place. |
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Bottom side of wedge.
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Axle after sanding and smoothing and greasing.
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Going back together.
After removing corrosion, cleaning bushing and wedge, and an ample dose of grease to all, the bushing is going back onto the axle. |
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