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Thanx Don, Here's how Jim Hediger described the couplers in MR Dec 2002: "Acetal plastic magnetic couplers are (body) mounted in coupler boxes designed to swing from side to side for operation on tight radius curves. Small plastic whiskers on each side return these boxes to their centered position. The coupler box cover plates lock the body and frame together and they’re secured with a pair of screws." And you are correct, these are very shallow boxes, that don't really have a lid for the box - just this large separate plate which fastens to the frame. The open side of the box sweeps across the upper surface to hold the coupler in. The problem is in the way the covers perform their function to lock body to frame, they don't sit horizontal, and bind the shank. I haven't replaced the couplers yet since the one I modified does work well with my other Kadees - some forum info suggests a #58 may be good in this case. What I need is a way to free the couplers and keep the body vertical. Mike
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