I have a Bachmann "Old West" Jupiter 4-4-0 locomotive. In these locomotives, the motor is in the coal car and has a small "drive piece" that runs between the coal car and the locomotive to turn the gears in the locomotive to make the locomotive run. I had picked up the entire old set at a yard sale for $5 and this is the last repair I need to do to get the train running. Does anyone know where I might be able to order a replacement part for this train so that I can save it? Otherwise, it might just have to sit in my roundhouse as a display piece when I eventually buy one. Thank you.
Check the Bachmann site on the parts page. I don't know if the current drive shaft will interchange but you could call and ask them! Stephen
dende-
MicroMark sells power transmission kits which should be adaptable to your 4-4-0.
-- D
Quote from: dende5416 on January 27, 2013, 10:35:33 AM
I have a Bachmann "Old West" Jupiter 4-4-0 locomotive. In these locomotives, the motor is in the coal car and has a small "drive piece" that runs between the coal car and the locomotive to turn the gears in the locomotive to make the locomotive run. I had picked up the entire old set at a yard sale for $5 and this is the last repair I need to do to get the train running. Does anyone know where I might be able to order a replacement part for this train so that I can save it? Otherwise, it might just have to sit in my roundhouse as a display piece when I eventually buy one. Thank you.
Parts are here
http://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=66_68_87 (http://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=66_68_87)
The below links will help you to get a nice running loco.
I replaced the old motor with a oval can motor, 12mm x 16mm x 27mm with a 1.5mm drive shaft. The plastic adapter for the Bachmann drive shat fits the motor shaft. A press fit.
Install a DZ125 N scale decoder.
TCS makes a very nice N Scale decoder about the same size.
http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/bachmann_4-4-0/wipers/
http://www.55n3.org/cars/tender_wipers/
Rich
After some chatting with a Bachmann representative...
Apparently, the older 4-4-0 drive shafts had a square end and the newer ones have a arrow-like head. I suppose I'll have to look around and see if a third party makes a drive shaft. Hmm...
5416-
You might be able to alter (i.e., carve or build up) a drive shaft
from a piece of styrene or even metal.
-- D
Ive done some drive shaft repairs with a fuel line hose off those model gas motors. there made of vinyl or something like that. find one that has a smaller inner core cut to disired size heat it up, slip each end and you have fixed a broken drive shaft or extended it . on some of my athearns steamers had a joy coupler type of jiont and everyone i had got broke they dont make replacements so i took off the flex lov joy coupler on the motor shaft installed the hose and then inserted the shaft . they ran smoother than the factory one. i think the size is like 1/16th hose. hope this is a help to what i think is going on with that engine. Dave i do have a few old steamers that are in the repair yard that wont see the rails again ( scenery locos )