rrinkerThat set from Micro-Mark should have everything I need.
It depends on the locomotives shaft size. Most can motors have a 2.0 shaft, as does Atlas, Kato, Stewart, etc gear boxes. Athearn always used 2.4 shafts for its motors and gear boxes. NWSL / Sagami used to be 2.4, now they are 2.0. Mantua / Bowser used 3/32.
Many kits only fit one shaft size.
M/M has a couple of kits, which one are you looking at?
Jim
Now I remember what I forgot to include on my last Micro-Mark order.. I need to redo the drive in my brass RS3, it was previously remotored but the u-joint and drive shaft setup was a mixed back - long end is Athearn parts and works fine, short end was a mess, I got it working using the fuel line tubing but being a short piece it's a bit stiff. That set from Micro-Mark should have everything I need.
Certainly will have the pieces needed to fix the OP's Mantua.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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Micro-Mark offers a kit of assorted dogbone shafts and unversal joints if Model Power doesn't have any.
Soo Line fan
LOL
Reminds me of my recent visit to my local Social Security office.
Rich
Alton Junction
Her you go. It is on the last page of the PDF, sixth from the bottom.
http://www.modelpower.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/mantua_parts.pdf
http://www.modelpower.com/
Model Power can be slow at times, so pack some patience .
Here they are, hard at work serving their customers
They are also called,'' Dog Bones''.
Frank
I don't know what that looks like. But NorthWest Short Line has a variety of shaft coupling universal parts and you might be able to match up what you need from their parts. See page 2-3 on the following link: http://www.nwsl.com/uploads/chap2_web_10-29.pdf
I recently bought a used Mantua articulated 2-6-6-2 steamer which was missing one of the two motor to gearbox shaft coupling, also called a cross ball shaft or universal joint. The spec sheet shows this part# to be 25687384. I've searched the internet for over an hour but no can find. Any ideas where I can purchase a handful of these???