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front couper box help?

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front couper box help?
Posted by raptorengineer on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 4:45 PM

i just pick up the athearn RTR sd60 engine. i'm going to add a decoder to it but how do i remove the front coupler box? i remove the screw that holding it and lighty pulled but nothing. i remove the back coupler box and it was easy. i trying not to pull too hard not break the front of the engine.   

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Posted by zstripe on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 5:32 PM

You are supposed to remove the coupler....not the whole box, check this out:

Paint may be holding it on.

http://www.tcsdcc.com/Customer_Content/Installation_Pictures/HO_Scale/Athearn/SD60/Genesis%20SD60.html

Take Care! Big Smile

Frank

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Posted by raptorengineer on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 6:14 PM

really oh well i got it fix, the box i think was glue in so i destroyed the couper box lucky i had another coupler box laying around. 

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