I brought a Bachmann 93938 G Scale United Traction Co Motorized Open Street Car/Box on Ebay and I found out that the gear snapped off into pieces in the motor block. Is there a way to remove the wheels off the axle to add new gears?
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Hi James,
No guarantee but a simple way I have used is to use the smallest open end wrench you have and place it on the wheel-set with the insulation and place the axle end on a metal block and then tap the wrench lightly with a small hobby hammer til it comes loose. I have successfully added new axle gears using the same method. In the case of the trolley you will need to remove the little axle cover.
This way is a bit crude but I do not have a gear puller or other purpose made tools. You do need to be very careful when re installing to get a perfect fit.
Hope this helps!
Loco Bill
Quote from: JamesSullivan on April 01, 2024, 04:56:28 PMIs there a way to remove the wheels off the axle
I think we gave you chapter-and-verse over on Mylargescale.com.
https://www.mylargescale.com/threads/removing-the-wheels-off-the-axle.94148/ (https://www.mylargescale.com/threads/removing-the-wheels-off-the-axle.94148/)