For Bach-man: Connie 2-8-0 broken drive or final gear instructions?

[lqdsky]

I believe I paid around $25 for the complete axel with the gear.

[Dave]

I paid $19nz last year for the Gear,axle and Wheels.  Its real easy to fit,just be gentle with the small parts.

                   Dave
                    Waikino
                     New Zealand

[petertoot]

hi,regarding the axle,gear,bachmann sent me one for nothing,as i live in aussie,maybe just lucky,but an easy fix for a great loco,good luck,i agree 50.00 is way to much,is any after market people making the axle gearassy,check it out,peter

[ChrisB]

I payed 15 pounds uk including postage from the uk HQ. Actually I bought 2 as I want to have a spare...........

[jebouck]

,is any after market people making the axle gearassy,check it out,peter

Barry's Big Trains is on the verge of introducing a replacement drive.
I will wait for that.
jb

[CustomRCmodels]

I purchased 2x 2-8-0 Consolidations within just a few months apart and run them for just a few hours and both showed that busted final gear .
I did not read all these countless posts about the same issue , but to me it sure looks like a common issue . Therefore instead of ordering the same plastic gears again ( or the complied axle with gear ) I decided to search for a metal gear and found some .
I am in the process of installing them now .
Of course I could not find a direct replacement , it's actually a motor pinion gear from R/C cars and it required some re-machining.
It will be a while before I end up running them again to test this setup ,
but I will post here again to let everyone know if it worked out or if something else gets busted now .

to some of you kit-bashers , does anybody has a spare lower gearbox cover ?
since I had these 2-8-0's apart since a long time , I misplaced one of the lower gear-box-covers .

to the Bachmann , can I get ( purchase ) a lower gear-box-cover for the 2-8-0 ?

Willy
CustomRCmodels

[the Bach-man]

Dear Willy,
Contact the service department to see what they have available.
Thanks!
the Bach-man

[Barry BBT]

The better alternative to the Bachmann gear is to order a replacement gear from NWSL part number 2226-6, $12.95 plus shipping.  Machined in Delrin, should last a long time.

Final alternative is to order my motor and gearbox kit, customer install only.  A little more, but warranted for life (mine for as long as I live).
Oh, $200.00, plus $10.00 shipping.  New Pittman motor.

Barry - BBT

[marshallcates]

I have had  the drive Axel gear on both my spectrum 4-6-0 and Cornie crack and separate under very minimal use. Bachmann's solution appears to be a new Axel and wheel and gear set , but even that they are out of stock.  I sure hope the NWSL site works.  On the Mogal I was able to reinforce the gear with copper bands so now it is operational, but not the Cornie.