Great repair. I had the same problem with a Hornby King Arthur class. I ended up buying a wheelset which included the gear. Thanks for showing. Regards Paul.
A Gü pudding pot is handy for avoiding lost screws and small parts. Of course, you have to eat the pudding first 😋 Ive been planning to get one of the Bulleid Pacifics for a while now. Perhaps a non runner to fix up might be the best option.
Dan, You can go one step further and put brass or aluminum sleeves cut to size on both sides of the gear. They ate available as thin tubing at hardware stores. The sleeve goes on the plastic part on both sides. This will be a permanent fix!
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Hi Dan.
Nice one buddy.
Bad news the way those cogs split.
Great looking loco though.
Well done Dan.
Pete.
Great repair. I had the same problem with a Hornby King Arthur class. I ended up buying a wheelset which included the gear. Thanks for showing. Regards Paul.
A Gü pudding pot is handy for avoiding lost screws and small parts. Of course, you have to eat the pudding first 😋
Ive been planning to get one of the Bulleid Pacifics for a while now. Perhaps a non runner to fix up might be the best option.
That's incredible to think a gear cracked inside a loco that was never run.
Just to add this loco is from 2007. It was the rebuilt merchant navy class that came out circa 2000.
Dan,
You can go one step further and put brass or aluminum sleeves cut to size on both sides of the gear. They ate available as thin tubing at hardware stores. The sleeve goes on the plastic part on both sides. This will be a permanent fix!
Brilliant. In and out. Nice to see a simple fix every once in a while.
It's getting the parts thats the problem
Is it common for things like gears to deteriorate in storage with little or no use?