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I appreciate the suggestions. I can't tell for sure, but it looks as thought the axles are not splined, so maybe I can take the driver between thumb and forefinger and twist it back into proper rotation, then roll the chassis down the track as Eriediamond suggested until it feels right. <br />I'll try it, but if it is on the axle tightly and doesn't want to budge I'll quit, I don't want to shear off the spokes, in that case I guess a visit to LHS would be in order to see if they have a press. The 'soft key' using epoxy sounds like a good idea to keep in mind if the same problem re-occurs. <br />As to how it occurred in the first place, the out-of-quarter axle is being driven by the worm gear, the forward axles are driven by the connecting rods. The left side driver has a traction tire, maybe after enough starts when the worm starts turning, the axle and right driver start to rotate but the left driver sticks to the track to get the train started and over time starts to fall behind, possibly it is the left driver that is rotated on the axle, although it has the same clocking as the other left side drivers. Anyway, I hope it isn't too hard to correct. <br />-Hank
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