4-6-0 gearbox

[BillC]

I have 4-6-0 Christmas Locomotive and in need of a new gearbox. I purchased one a few years ago for another loco. I was looking at the parts area but do not see the gearbox. Are they still available?

[RailMan63]

Hi.
I haven't seen the replacement gear boxes available for quite a while now.
Your best bet would be to replace the entire chassis with either a brand new one from the Bachmann parts store ($153.50 + tax and shipping).
 https://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=69_671_669&products_id=12182

[Captain_Maberu]

I just picked up a G-scale 4-6-0 (Super Chief) at a local train show. The Gear axle has split and the wheels pull out, derailing the train. I'm just trying to replace that one gear to see if I can get it back on the tracks! I found a guy on Facebook (search for Jiro Yeramian) who says he can make the gears for a price, but I want to try and fix it myself first.

Have you opened yours up to see what's wrong with it?

[Greg Elmassian]

Believe me, you need a new gear, the gear cannot be repaired to last.

[BillC]

Thanks everyone for the replies. I actually found the gearbox I had purchased several years ago as a backup. Back then my drive axle gear had partially split and I repaired it by wrapping it with dental floss and super glue. Much the way I learned from someone else on here to fix the plastic axles on the HO 0-6-0 Christmas Engines. Apparently the fix finally gave out and the gear was spinning around the axle.

[BillC]

I just picked up a G-scale 4-6-0 (Super Chief) at a local train show. The Gear axle has split and the wheels pull out, derailing the train. I'm just trying to replace that one gear to see if I can get it back on the tracks! I found a guy on Facebook (search for Jiro Yeramian) who says he can make the gears for a price, but I want to try and fix it myself first.

Have you opened yours up to see what's wrong with it?

It was the drive axle gear in the gear box that split several years ago. I had repaired it. Apparently the repair finally gave out. My symptom both times was the loco would just stop and not move. A whirring sound could be heard which was the motor spinning the gear around the axle.