Couplings

[NarrowMinded]

Hey your welcomed, the knuckels will likely screw right in place with out any mods.

The kuckes look better but for a train thats just going to run and run the Hook/loop couplers stay coupled better on uneven track.


NM-Jeff

[wsommariva]

Bummer.  I think I'll try a homemade fix.  I think a thin wire will work but will be bad for de-coupling.  I'll look for thin long springs.  If I can find them I think they will work well.

[wsommariva]

Ok, I took the train to my workbench.  One OEM spring was broken and one of that parts where the OEM spring is inserted into was gone.  One hook was backwards.  So I bought metal 1/4" springs and inserted them with thin wire X 2.  I reversed the backwards hook.  Twenty trips around the track and they are all holding.

This my eight year with the set.  After we're done with it I hope one of my kids take it.

Thanks for the help......now just to keep them from derailing......almost there