Removing the wheels off the Axle

[JamesSullivan]

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?

[Loco Bill Canelos]

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

[Fred2179]

Is 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/