lionel 6-19819 rubber band relacement HELP

[trainman413]

Hi I have this lionel poultry car brand new I took out of box the guy was laying inside the car, I went to lionel web site for parts digram and it looks like a rubber band hold the guy in there but I have no clue where it goes or how it goes if I can only see a picture of one I would be on good shape If any one has any info it would be greatly appreciated Thanks Ed

[dougdagrump]

Don't have one myself, but maybe this will help:

http://www.lionel.com/media/servicedocuments/29601-9819-000.pdf

[trainman413]

Thank You very much but where does the rubber band connect ???? China junk thats for sure

[Captaincog]

The rubber band connects to the top and bottom of the vertical bracket with a twist before and after the bracket that the floor sweeper is connected to so he will swing back and forth. I have had to replace mine twice. I was talking to a friend that mentioned there have been several versions of making the sweeper work and there is one that uses two springs versus the rubber band. When I find out more, I will post it.

 

[trainman413]

Thank You very Much for the info, I think the spring idiea is a good one and will last a lot longer the riubber band aint that bad if you know how to put it on there I wonder if it hooks on the bottom tab of the man bracket or the top then twist to the spring type bracket on the top Thanks again Ed

[dougdagrump]

Have you tried getting some info from Lionel's tech support, e-mail is slower but it beats sitting on hold on the phone for what seems like forever sometimes. If you should e-mail them include the parts breakdown from their site.

[trainman413]

Yes I email Lionel about 4 days ago no answer yet Thanks for the reply