Sorry for taking so long to update on the outcome of the gears from James in FL. I received and the parts pretty quickly and had them installed by Jan 16th. I took the video linked below the day I got it working, but kept avoiding figuring out how to upload it to youtube. The engine is still working - I'm not sure if when I put it in storage again if I'll pull the wheels out of the gears, or if I keep it in a temp controlled environment, cracking won't happen (I believe the cracking happens due to the plastic gear and the metal axle expanding/contracting at different rates). If anyone has advice on how to best keep this engine in storage, I'd appreciate hearing it.
Thanks again to Jame in FL for the gears - it made my day (several times) to see this train running again.
https://youtu.be/BVu0ptcMqCw
Thanks again to Jame in FL for the gears - it made my day (several times) to see this train running again.
https://youtu.be/BVu0ptcMqCw