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Truing Gears on Steam axles

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Truing Gears on Steam axles
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 6:48 PM
[V] I need some help! I have a Bowser Mountian kit that needs to have the gear on the axle trued, or straightened. Does any one know how to do this, or know of a tool on the market that will do this for you? Thank you in advance for any help!

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Posted by nfmisso on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 11:43 PM
Your best bet is to send to Bowser for repair or replacement. http://www.bowser-trains.com/

NWSL sells the tools to fix it yourself, you are looking at $50 to $100 if you go that route.

Nigel N&W in HO scale, 1950 - 1955 (..and some a bit newer too) Now in San Jose, California
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 1, 2004 7:47 AM

TMA:

NFM is correct. NWSL makes the tools you need but if you aren't a frequent scratchbuilder the necessary tooling is pretty expensive. If your problem is a oneoff and you are unlikely to be confronted with a similar in the future I would opt for having Bowser fix it.

Good Luck

Randy

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