Recently bought 3 used Rivarossi/Lima/MRC HO C-420's. When test running them I found that one ran fine, and the other two ran very noisey and jerky, then stopped moving. A check inside showed broken dogbone drive shafts and broken teeth on the gears in the trucks. Where can I find repair parts or a more reliable drive train?
Hi there. Apparently, NWSL had gears for this loco at some point. You might want to send them an email to check. You can also check Ebay for a donor loco for spare parts...
Simon
Here is NWSL's direct link:
NorthWest Short Line
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
Over the years I have owned several of those C420s. I found that they were not very consistant runners. Some ran fine out of the box, others required a lot of tinkering.
Thank you all for the info and advice and the links.