Need help with postwar Lionel part numbers

[Anonymous]

I could use a little expert assistance here.

I have to make a few minor repairs to my 1950s-era Lionel O-Gauge rolling stock. I don't have access to the Greenberg repair book, and am having trouble locating the specific names and code numbers of the parts I need to remedy the following problems:

1) Need to reattach a truck to my circa-1955 Automobile Carrier (car #6414). The part I need for that car may (or may not) be called a press pin.

2) Need to replace the "cable" (actually, it's black string) on my circa-1955 Bucyrus-Erie Work Crane (car #6560)

3) Need to replace the bulb (the instructions say L-53) on my Newsstand with Horn (114).

4) If they're available, I also need to replace the tiny seated person and two platform shrubs on the Newsstand with Horn (114).

If anyone can tell me the specific name and Lionel part number of any of the above components (press pin?, cable/string, light bulb, tiny person, shrubs), I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!

P.S. On my Work Crane (6560), I'm also having a problem with the crank wheel repeatedly detaching from the long boom screw (which I understand is common on that circa-1955 version of the car).

Short of replacing the entire thing, has anyone come up with a good fix? Krazy Glue, perhaps?

[Dr.Fu-Manchu]

The Doctor Is In !!! The String for the crane was not listed as a part. Contact a parts dealer like Olsen's and ask for "crane string" . My parts dealer(Mike' s Trains in Lompoc, Ca. sold me some and that's how he listed it. The bulb # was correct, as to the tiny person & shrubs and the "press pin" again contact the parts dealers, or go to a train show and take the car along to see what a parts dealer can do. As for the boom screw, go on E-Bay and find a crane car for a parts donor. That's what I did, plus buy from parts dealers. Good Luck on your repairs ! Till My Next Missive, I Remain The Humble, Yet Strangly Evil(and learned) Doctor !!![}:)]

[tjsprague]

Olsen's has parts diagrams in their "Library" section. Very usefull.
http://pictures.olsenstoy.com/
Plus they're really good with parts orders.

Good luck.

Tim

[lionelsoni]

The "L-53" is probably just a number-53 14.4-volt lamp, which you can get two of at Radio Shack for $1.59:

http://www.radioshack.com/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F011%5F004%5F007%5F000&Page=1

[Anonymous]

Thanks to everyone for your replies so far. Until now, none of my rolling stock has "broken down," so I've never had the need to search for replacement parts.

As I've discovered, though, some dealers aren't particularly helpful unless you already know the part number, some charge a minimum of $8-10 for shipping (even if the parts you need only total $1.75), and some simply won't sell you the part so you can fix a car yourself, but will happily fix it for you if you "bring it in" -- for a hefty fee, of course.

Since I'm DIY kinda guy (and my repairs are simple), I'd prefer to do it myself. Hence my questions about the part numbers.