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I've found that the only way to get couplers right is to use a gauge and take each piece of stock or loco individually. I've done couplers on hundreds of cars, and even when the cars are "identical" some will need shiming and others won't, some will be too high and others too low. I really love the ones where one side needs shimming and the other doesn't. The variation is in the stock/loco itself, the coupler boxes, and the build. You just have to take each one and try it. I've spent way too many hours on this. [;)] What's even more fun is when you switch to metal wheels and have to check them all over again. Warren
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