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What to do with a tired engine
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First, so everyone understands what I did, a description of my Athearn's wheel/axle set. What this engine has isn't an axle connected directly to the wheels. The inner side of the wheel has a shaft sticking out of it which fits into an axle "tube" which has a gear connected to it. This turns the axle tube which turns the wheels. If you don't understand just say and I'm sure there's someone here who can explain it better. Ok, now that's done I'll explain what I did. I pulled the two front wheels out of the tube and the left one was bent where the shaft meets the wheel. Then I test-drove the engine to check and the whuming had stopped. So I'm pretty sure all I need is another wheel. I'll contact Athearn and see what they can do. Right now I'm going to bed, so I'll post again in the morning about what I plan to do in the long run.
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