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[quote user="Guilford Guy"]Tyler, you're WAY over-thinking disassembly. Flip the loco on its back, and take a flat head screw driver in your good hand. On the bottom of the truck is a plastic clip which holds the axles in place. Slide the screw driver head into one end and gently wiggle it upwards to pop off the cover. You may need to repeat this step on the opposite end of the truck. Just lift out a wheelset, pop a new one in its place, and snap the gearbox cover back on.[/quote] No no, I know how to do that - the trucks Vincent sent me didn't come with axles so I know the insides of the trucks very well in between the replacement and subsequent re-gauging to fix a short. I was assuming the gears inside the trucks were cracked since I don't remember that sound before truck replacement. Of course, I just watched a raw video clip from my hard drive (before dubbing audio) and I think I do hear the same sound, but quieter.This is actually a good thing since I don't have to tear the whole engine down again, but of course I don't have a spare axle...are any of the gears inside the truck (I have 2 spares) the same size as the one on the axle? Also, how big are the cracks I should be looking for?
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