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Drive Springs - leon - 12-26-2016 I am the proud owner of a couple N scale locomotives by Life -Like and I am in the dire need of some drive springs for the N scale GP38 locomotive! Would somebody please let me know where I could find these springs? Thank you, leon Re: Drive Springs - Tyson Rayles - 12-27-2016 Life-Like was bought out by Walthers is now their Proto line so I would check with them. Re: Drive Springs - leon - 12-27-2016 Thank You Tyson. I will try Walthers. Leon Re: Drive Springs - leon - 12-27-2016 I tried Walthers but had no luck. I am willing to try any other suggestions. Maybe I will have to use a universal drive in -place of the springs----just a thought. Thanks to all of you Re: Drive Springs - leon - 12-31-2016 Can anybody give me a solution to this 'spring' problem? Could I replace the springs with a universal joint? If anybody thinks they have some sort of a solution please let me know. Thanks Leon Re: Drive Springs - Tyson Rayles - 01-01-2017 Not owning one of those type of locos I'm not even sure what spring you are talking about. Can you post a pic? Re: Drive Springs - leon - 01-01-2017 I hope you can see the spring. There are two of them which are attached to either side of the motor and the worm gear in the trucks. Re: Drive Springs - Catt - 01-01-2017 If I remember correctly there is a shaft the extends from both the motor and the trucks. Am I right ? It has been a long time since I have seen my LifeLike N scale locos. Re: Drive Springs - leon - 01-01-2017 No there is no shaft between the motor and drive trucks 0nly the spring on both sides of the motor. Re: Drive Springs - Catt - 01-01-2017 No not a connecting shsft but short shafts protruding from the trucks and motor.The reason I ask is I think what I did was trash the springs and use fuel line tubing and it seems like it was my GP 38-2s by LifeLike. I know they were very good runners but somebody wanted those Chessie units bad enough to pay me enough for them that I bought two KATO GP 35s with the money. :mrgreen: Re: Drive Springs - leon - 01-01-2017 I think I seem to recall that solution somewhere before but forgot all about it until now. I have some Oxygen tubing that I will try (hope the id is a tight fit). I don't know if it will be as flexable as the fuel tubing you used. Just in case the tubing I have is too big---please let me know the size of tubing you used. I appreciate all of the info you have given me--Thanks a bunch. Re: Drive Springs - Tyson Rayles - 01-01-2017 Medical supply houses sell surgical tubing that comes in several sizes that I know they have used in HO for years. Re: Drive Springs - BR60103 - 01-01-2017 Would shrink wrap insulation work? Re: Drive Springs - leon - 01-02-2017 I checked my supply of medical tubing but it is too big. So I got the idea of using the insulation from electrical wire and found some that had a tight fit. Now I need to find out if it is flexible enough. PS. I don't know if the shrink wrap will work. I don't think I would like to apply heat around the motor shaft for fear of weakening any electrical joints. Re: Drive Springs - Tyson Rayles - 01-02-2017 Let us know if it works. |