I'm no American Flyer guy by any means, but I'm sure it would be better, and easier, to just replace them with modern trucks. I know of a few manufactures that make them:
American Models: http://www.americanmodels.com/misc/wheels.html
The S Helper Service also has them: http://www.showcaseline.com/index2.html
Marty's Trains is another good source.
Here is the link:
http://americanflyerwarehouse.com/
Rich
Alton Junction
Portlines is a good source, I have added the link below. I also buy parts from Joes Train Repair in North Carolia, he is a very active memeber of the Carolinas division of NASG, his conatct information is listed below.
http://www.portlines.com/
Joe can be contacted at joestrainrepair@yahoo.com
Good luck with your projects,
George
There are trucks routinely on ebay. I but a lot of stuff from Portlines. I have also bought lots of cars and stripped them for parts.
Jim
The part that I intend to tackle first is the cars. I've got eight or ten original postwar AF freight cars that are in beautiful undamaged shape, with the exception of the trucks. These have had the couplers cut off and Kadee HO couplers substituted.
Now that I'm retired and have the time, I'd like to start returning the whole thing to original configuration. Can someone recommend a source for American Flyer freight trucks?
Thanks in advance.
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