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Proto 2 E-7 Gears

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Proto 2 E-7 Gears
Posted by cudaken on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 10:02 PM

 I am 95% sure I have a cracked center gear in my PK 2 E-7. Besides Walther's what eles will work? I have a PK1 PA and PK1 F 7 gears if they might work. Will the Athearn Gear Trick work? The old style E-6 gears are way smaller then the E-7's, that I know.

 Thank You folks in advances!

 Cuda Ken

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Posted by cacole on Thursday, February 19, 2015 2:08 PM

If this model was made before Walthers purchsed the Proto product line from LifeLike, the Athearn gears will fit.

 

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Posted by cudaken on Thursday, February 19, 2015 9:38 PM

Cacole, any idea when Walthers bought Proto? They are the Blue Box version and I bought them around 2007.

 Thank you for your time, Ken

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Posted by cacole on Friday, February 20, 2015 9:24 AM

The best way to know whether you have a cracked gear is to turn the model upside down and see if you can spin a wheel with your finger.  If so, the gear is cracked.  

I don't remember when Walthers purchased the Proto product line, but I think they continued to use the same gears for some time, before they changed the design.  The only way to know for sure is to pop the bottom cover plate off and look at the gears.  If they are black, Athearn gears will fit; if white nylon, only Walthers can provide replacements.

 

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Posted by G Paine on Friday, February 20, 2015 9:30 AM

Hi Ken

There was a discussion this a couple of weeks ago. This is the Athearn part number

http://www.athearn.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATH60024

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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