Summary of Contents for Station Road Steam Stafford Kit
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Page 1 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Stafford Kit Build assembly instructions Feldbahn supplement This supplement is to be referred to in conjunction with the standard Stafford assembly manual and details main points of difference between Stafford and Feldbahn.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 2 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Fit Lubricator to the mounting Bracket Using M4 x 10 Hex head bolts. Fit lubricator pipe to the union and tighten. Fasten the other end of the Lubricator link arm to the lubricator using a M4 x 10 Hex head bolt and...
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 3 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Fit the Left and the Right side rear decks to the chassis and bolt into place using M5 x 10 Hex head bolts. Wrap boiler lagging around the boiler and secure in place with masking tape.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 4 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com With the help of a friend lift the cab into place and bolt down using M6 x 10 Hex head bolts and washers. Fit works nameplates to the sides of the cab (holes pre-drilled). These are fixed into place using M3...
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 5 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Assemble the rear cab support using M4 x 10 Hex Head bolt and nuts. Assemble onto the engine and bolt into place using M4 x 10 Hex Head bolts and nut at the top and M6 x 10 with washer on the...
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 6 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Place on the Boiler cladding starting with the bottom sheet first. This is place on from the top and rolled around the boiler to sit at the bottom. The top sheet then goes on and overlaps the bottom sheet ensuring that the holes line up with the boiler bushes.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 7 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com The rear boiler band is the next to be fitted, this is fitted over the boiler and slide back towards the cab till it is flush with the boiler cladding. Access to the tabs is from the underside of the water tanks.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 8 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com We recommend putting a layer of masking tape on the bottom of both the sand and steam domes as this will prevent scratching to the paint work.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 9 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Screw the dummy regulator rod in to the regulator and lock off the nut. To fit the dummy steam dome you we need to seat it over the mounting stud threading the dummy regulator rod through the hole in the cab first before finally seating it onto the boiler barrel.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 10 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com The dummy sand dome is then fitted on to the engine, this is secured by using the lid and the knob to fasten the dome down. Once the lid is in place apply some 243 loctite to the threads on the knob and secure into place.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 11 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Fit the pressure gauge bracket using M6 x 12 hex head bolts with turned down head (3mm thick). Ensure that the head of the bolt is threaded throw the cab from the outside of the cab, this ensure clearance on the water tank when we come to fit them.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 12 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Fit smokebox steam blower fitting through the smoke and lock into place with the nut. Thread the steam blower pipe through the square hole in the spectacle plate and fit to the steam...
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 13 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Fit the other end of the steam blower pipe to the smokebox fitting. Finally fit the blower pipe to the tail of the smokebox fitting inside the smokebox.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 14 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Fit Tanks into there outer pockets. Use a peace of paper at the back of it when fitting as this will prevent scratching the paint work.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 15 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Fit the 8mm compression fitting it to the tank, again us PTFE to seal. Fit the water tank to water valve pipe work and tighten up the compression fitting.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 16 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Fit the spectacles starting with the outer one first with two M4 x 10 hex heads ready in place top and bottom. Then place in the glass follow by the inner spectacle (an extra per of hands maybe helpful at this point).
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 17 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Fit the hand rails in place using M4 x 10 hex head bolts. Fit the bottom boss first lose then fit the handle and the top boss and final bolt in to place. Repeat this on all four hand rails.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 18 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Bolt the reach rod to the reach rod lifting arm using a 20mm motion pin. Connect the Vaccum gauge pipe work to the Vaccum Gauge.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 19 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Connect the the steam pipe to the ejector. To determine where the reverser sits the return crank needs to be set at approximately 45 degrees (as shown in the above picture).
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 20 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com To set the valve gear take off the valve chest cover plates and set the reverser to the first notch forward. Roll the engine forwards and backwards adjusting the slide valve locking nuts until there is...
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 21 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Once the valve gear is set lock of using two 9/16” AF spanners. Put the valve chest cover back on and bolt down. All bolts should be torqued down to 13 NM.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 22 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Fit the front decks, these just slot Into place and bolt on at the front using two M4 x 10 hex heads. Fitting the dummy steam pipe simply fit through the hole on the deck and is tighten in to the 10mm compression on the dummy regulator.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 23 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com The ejector exhaust is threaded throw the square hole just under the pressure gauge bracket. This is a fiddly job as you have to weave it throw the per-fitted pipe work.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 24 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com The dummy sand dome pipes fit through the hole in the decks and then fix’s to the 8mm compression fitting on the dummy sand dome.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 25 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Slide the cladding on to the bottom two screws. Then fit the centre top screw in and screw on to the cylinder. Fit the remaining screws and tighten all up.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 26 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Fit the drain cocks to the cylinder lining the two up so as they run in line with one another. Loosely fit the operating rod to ensure that they are in line.
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Station Road Steam Ltd Page 27 of 27 Tel +44 (0)1526 328772 ● email info@stationroadsteam.com Endo the securing screw ensure that you keep the operating rod in place (if this drops out of place the small dowel will drop out). Fit the operating rod in to its locating hole and retighten the securing screw.
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