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Adjusting the locomotive’s wire brush shunts on the motor
I
f your locomotive begins to run intermittently or suddenly stops operating, the wire shunts
that connect to the motor brushes may have shifted during operation and need adjustment.
Straighten the wire brush shunts as in Figure 6 below, making sure they do not contact each
other or the motor casing screws.
Wire brush shunts
Motor casing
screw
Motor casing
screw
Motor casing detail
Operating and servicing your train set
Figure 6. Adjusting the brush shunts