We want to try and repair a Hawthorne (Bachmann) locomotive, but need something to hold the locomotive upside without damaging it. Just wonder if someone has a simple solution. Thanks.

  Thank you everyone for you suggestions. My husbands saids he is going to try first to straighten it enough to get it to stay on the track.If that fails, we will consider options for replacing wheels  or drive shaft. Thanks again everyone. Any suggestions on how to design a structure to hold the engine while working on it?

We just bought a used Thomas Kinkade  Christmas Express set and we have discovered that  the axle of 3rd wheel on the right side of the engine is bent. My husband says he can remove the 5 screws and take the bottom plate off, but he wonders if the axle will just break when he tries to straighten it? He repairs band instruments and is quite talented at fixing things. Is it worth the effort or should we try to get our money back?