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Model Forum / General / Railroads / July 2005Athearn- Lifelike Ho Spare parts
Where is the best place either online - Hobby Shop to order and get athearn Spare Parts as my nearest hobby shop was unwilling to assist with these. Anthony > Where is the best place either online - Hobby Shop to order and get > athearn Spare Parts as my nearest hobby shop was unwilling to assist with > these. > Anthony Sorry, can't help with spare parts shop but you might be able to get spare parts off an old one. Some of each are interchangeable eg I have swapped Proto 2000 axles with Athearn axles. I used the NMRA Australasian Region's website as a guide for the axle swap. Check out http://www.nmra.org.au/Hints/Hints_Tips.html Cheers Peter Cokley That the exact problem Cracked wheel Gear in 5*BL2, GP*9 Gp60 is there interest in this group if I'm able to puchase a large Quantity as thats the part i need, Berg hobbies Does not sell Athearn parts, Punchbowl Hobbies does "out of Stock" been there today , Probably Charge $5.00 per six axel gears + $1.50 postage for any Quantity I personally need About 30 thanks Anthony thanks for the Hint pete > Where is the best place either online - Hobby Shop to order and get > athearn Spare Parts as my nearest hobby shop was unwilling to assist with > these. > > Anthony > That the exact problem Cracked wheel Gear in 5*BL2, GP*9 Gp60 is there > interest in this group if I'm able to puchase a large Quantity as thats the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >>Anthony Is Punchbowl still open, I was told that it closed down! > That the exact problem Cracked wheel Gear in 5*BL2, GP*9 Gp60 is there > interest in this group if I'm able to puchase a large Quantity as thats [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > thanks Anthony thanks for the Hint pete Anthony, That was the same problem I had. I fixed it by swapping the axles with an old Athearn switcher which I was prepared to sacrafice to get the newer and more expensive Proto repaired. This solved the problem in the Proto and the bung Proto axles run prefectly in the Athearn without the same noise they made in the Proto so it must the combination of the axles and the gears etc in the Proto that causes the noise like an extremely flat wheel in a real locomotive. I just swapped the axles as they were without touching the gears fitted on the axles. Cheers Peter Cokley looks like no one want me to order them for them , OK > Where is the best place either online - Hobby Shop to order and get > athearn Spare Parts as my nearest hobby shop was unwilling to assist with > these. > > Anthony When I replace mine it's with North West Shortline wheelsets.............much better quality. m. > looks like no one want me to order them for them , OK > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > > > Anthony I don't know about Athearn, but LifeLike support their products very well. I emailed them a while ago at orders@lifelikeproducts.com about the usual split axle/gear problem, to see if they could supply some of the geared axles. A few days later I received a box of axle/bearings/wheels assemblies, ready to drop in, no charge. More than I needed but very much appreciated. Alan Mac :o) > Where is the best place either online - Hobby Shop to order and get > athearn Spare Parts as my nearest hobby shop was unwilling to assist with > these. > > Anthony |
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