Bach-man, question for you

[BaltoOhioRRfan]

Will you guys ever re-release the 2 truck climax? I mainly ask because i'm in need of parts for them.....whole new drive lines for 4 of em. From the gear box down including inside the gear box. The gear on the driveshaft inside the gear box one two of em will not engage, i tried switching it with one from another that worked and it worked fine, except that the piece of plastic that couples onto the gear has also come off and is split on one, rest it has just come unattached from the truck. Was going to order the indivdual lines from gear box to trucks, but $72 for em is a bit pricey(4 each), i'd rather spend 80 and get 4 whole new drive shafts that go from end to end. gears in the trucks seem to be good, when i turn an axle the other moves as well.

Thanks

Edit: I tried to make atleast one working one out of all 4, but all 4 suffer from the drive shaft coming loose from the trucks, and two suffer the gear wont engage in the gear box.

[Doneldon]

Balto-

With an 0 for 4 record I'd say you'd do better to scratch rebuild the drive lines with components from someplace
like NWSL. In the alternative, return the locos to Bachmann for them to do the repair or replacement.
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[the Bach-man]

Dear Fan,
I think it's likely that we will have, or be getting parts for both...
Give the service department a call to discuss your options.
Thanks!
the Bach-man

[ALCO1000]

If it were me I would package them up and send em all back ,since obviously it is a build problem and they can learn why and how they are failing ,then they can improve by this type of input to there designers/engineers,But that is just me!
Jack

[BaltoOhioRRfan]

I've had em for years, but they've had the problem almost since I got em (they are the two truck ones, I don't have the boxes any more. They have most of the parts listed in the store, but I can't see spending $80 on parts(enough to fix all 4 plus shipping) and then two of em will still need center drive shafts.