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PCC Trolley Motors died

Started by gthomson, February 14, 2020, 01:52:57 PM

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gthomson

I have 3 of the PCC trolleys, one that's older and 2 that are probably from the early 2000's. I bought one at a hobby store and it died and then picked up a 2nd from a collection and now it's died. Both of these were with moderate use. The older one with the pancake style engine still runs but has a split gear. Not very impressed.

is there any way I can open up the engine block on the newer ones to try and see why the stopped working, maybe strip the parts from one to repair the other?

Len

The exploded diagram is here:
https://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/dwg/dwgs/62931.pdf

It looks like the motor truck is held together by screws on the side, so you should be able to open it up. If the motor is bad, complete motor trucks are available:
https://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68_175&products_id=1222&zenid=is2ldt9010cjkhrgp9sgjt1i20

Save the side frames from your old one though, the replacement unit does not include the sideframes.

Len
If at first you don't succeed, throw it in the spare parts box.

gthomson

Perfect, thanks Len. Might just be easier to order the complete motor.