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steam driver replacement

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steam driver replacement
Posted by scouts on Monday, December 30, 2002 12:24 PM
have just gotten back into HO w/bachmann 2-8-0 from wife. have a number of older ihc pacific/mikes and would like to change out driver to scale flange any suggestions
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 30, 2002 4:39 PM
Greenway and Bowser sell driver sets that may be useful.

The websites are.

www.bowser-trains.com
www.greenway-products.com

Alvie.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 31, 2002 3:32 AM
You can also try www.bachmanntrains.com click on United States, then on the bottom of that page click on "ASK BACH MAN
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 31, 2002 9:39 AM
Without wishing to unduly alarm you, the replacement of older IHC/Mehano or Rivarossi drivers is a daunting task, usually refused by experienced locomotive rebuiders as either not feasible at all, or too expensive to be considered. "Standard" North American driver-axle-gear combinations, like Bowser are great, but not for plastic European locomotives..the construction is substantially different.
If you deal at a local hobby shop, ask who does their locomotive repairs [if anyone], and perhaps you can speak with that person.
You might want try this question on a couple of other forums also, as there will be some disagreement with my post here.
Happy New Year / regards / Mike
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Posted by CHESSIEMIKE on Wednesday, January 1, 2003 11:42 PM
Mike,
Not from me!!
CHESSIEMIKE

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