nickaix Honorable mention: knuckle coupler springs.
Honorable mention: knuckle coupler springs.
Bent postwar trucks (as in, when the car has been dropped, and the sheet metal part of the truck is deformed). It takes me forever to get it just right again so that all four wheels are touching the rail together.
Amen!
Boston's freeway system is insane. It was clearly designed by a person who had spent his childhood crashing toy trains.
-Bill Bryson
Easy answer. Marx E Units.
Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has.
One thing that I don't like is pulling and pressing wheels on steamers. I used to have a 2037 that needed the cluster and intermediate gears replaced. I was able to get the job done, but a loose gearplate lead to the failure of the armature pinion and cluster later. I scrapped the motor and found a NOS one to replace it.
I have a motor from a Lionel #33 Std. Ga. Electric that's driving me batty.
Becky
Trains, trains, wonderful trains. The more you get, the more you toot!
"Standard O" trucks. I would like to replace some axle/wheel sets.
Rob
E-units, all mfg. they can be easy and they can drive me nuts.
"IT's GOOD TO BE THE KING",by Mel Brooks
Charter Member- Tardis Train Crew (TTC) - Detroit3railers- Detroit Historical society Glancy Modular trains- Charter member BTTS
Lionel thermoplastic cars with thermoplastic trucks attached by a steel rivet. If the trucks and couplers are broken it is very hard to remove the hard steel rivets without causing further damage. You have to figure out how to cut apart the plastic trucks without damaging the freight car.
Andrew
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I will go with working on the lower part of the 600 series switcher / 200 series alco motors as being the least enjoyable.
167 choke coils.
147 Whistle controller.
Anything on a (true)Scout motor.
6519 brakewheel stands.
Idler gear axles/shafts on 600 series switcher motors(aluminum chassis).
Just taking a quick survey. Is there any part on an engine or car that either you find the most difficult part to repair? Is it because the parts are hard to find or possibly lack of time or knowledge?
All engines and cars, Prewar, Postwar, Clockwork, Steamer, Diesel or Electric.
Maybe we can find from this survey something nobody can repair???
Ray
Bayville, NJ
Life is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
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