https://blog.model-train-help.com/2014/06/model-train-locomotive-gears.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=model-train-locomotive-gears Model railroads and model trains Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:21:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.model-train-help.com/2014/06/model-train-locomotive-gears.html#comment-5809 Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:21:56 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=3184#comment-5809 Over the years, I have purchased several older steam locomotives, primarily American articulateds.
I found that gears were sometimes frozen by old grease. If an older loco won’t move, check to see if the gears have dried on grease. Also some older locos have the motor drive shaft connected to the running gear by a piece of rubber or hard plastic tubing. This sometimes cracks and although the motor is running, no power gets to the drive wheels. Checking this can save some heartache. Hope this helps.

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