Whilst dismantling the drive bogie, I have lost one of the 3 gears- red in colour.
Would anyone have a spare or could suggest where a replacement could be found?
Thanks
Steve
You could try dropping the sales team a line to see if they can put you in touch with Ian Turner. I know that he used to do most of the repairs on things that went through the sales stand and over time built up a supply of spares and may have the gears you need.
Failing that there is a company on Poland (I think) called Microantriebe (or something like that) who supply gears, but the problem will be that ou ll need to know what size and tooth type (gear pitch) you will need, and this will be difficult to measure without the gears! Someone on the forum may be able to help out with that information.
Another thought the motor bogie is the same as the chassis found in the Egger diesels that can (occasionally) be found 2nd hand so one could do a direct swap (whole chassis or just the gear), and the same basic design of chassis was used in the Egger steam locos so a 'dead' one could also donate its gears.
As a final thought I understand that the chassis from the MinitrainS 4 wheel Germinder diesel can also be fitted into the Egger rail car (some minor modifications may be needed) and is probably a much better running mechanism (with its can motor and flywheel), but I'm not sure how easy it would be to get just the chassis without buying a whole loco. I haven't seen any on the Sales stand for a while, so it may need a search through eBay to find a second hand Germinder.
Whichever route you take to get your rail car up and running it's probably also worth fitting pick ups to the rear bogie to improve running
Hope that helps...
There are two different sizes of gear wheels fitted to the Egger locos.
The early ones on chassis made from 1964 to c1965 have 12 teeth.
The later ones made from c1965 onwards, and probably the type you need have 11 teeth.
Both types are available in sets of three from Egger-bahn in Switzerland for 14.10 Euros + postage. Here is a link:
http://www.egger-bahn.ch/_prev/shop.php
Or again in a set of three from Sehling in Germany for 14.95 euros + postage +vat. Here is a link:
http://www.sehling.net/modellbau/egger-bahn-jouef-ersatzteile/
Fitting the new Minitrains chassis in the Egger railcar is not as easy as it first appears and requires some modifications to the body to make it fit.
Brian Meldon
If you want to get the gears by size, the teeth are m0.4 in size for both the 11 and 12 tooth types.
I can not recall how thick the gear is or the central hole size, so I will have to measure them when I get a chance.
(A cheap set of plastic LCD digital calipers cost under
Thanks for the replies-
I have tried both suggested sites which appear to be able to supply the 11 tooth gear I need but trying to order/pay when German is not my preferred language has not gone well.
So I will have to contact the sales team to see if any spares can be obtained.
Best wishes
Steve
Quote from: JulienW on January 15, 2018, 17:00
As a final thought I understand that the chassis from the MinitrainS 4 wheel Germinder diesel can also be fitted into the Egger rail car (some minor modifications may be needed) and is probably a much better running mechanism (with its can motor and flywheel), but I'm not sure how easy it would be to get just the chassis without buying a whole loco. I haven't seen any on the Sales stand for a while, so it may need a search through eBay to find a second hand Germinder.
Whichever route you take to get your rail car up and running it's probably also worth fitting pick ups to the rear bogie to improve running
Hope that helps...
I can confirm that it is possible to fit either the Gmeinder diesel, or Krauss chassis to the railcar. I described this in 009 News a few years ago, and have also done the conversion for another member. It ends up with an, admittedly costly, conversion, but which provides a better solution as Julien says! :)
Quote from: Steve Facknell on January 16, 2018, 16:37
Thanks for the replies-
I have tried both suggested sites which appear to be able to supply the 11 tooth gear I need but trying to order/pay when German is not my preferred language has not gone well.
So I will have to contact the sales team to see if any spares can be obtained.
Best wishes
Steve
That is strange as Roald Hofmann who owns and runs Egger-bahn in Switzerland has very good spoken and written English. I have always found him most helpful and he was happy to give me quite a lot of information (all in English) when I was writing my Egger-bahn articles that were in 009 News a few years back.
You could just ask him about a pay-pal payment for the gears in English, perhaps via his contact page:
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.egger-bahn.ch/_prev/contact.php&prev=search
Brian Meldon
The small intermediate gear between two of the axles in the Bachmann brick chassis will do the job for you, you have to carefully file the bosses off each side of the gear. Bachmann have, in the past, proved quite amenable in selling these. I can't remember the cost but it was small, I think I bought a dozen of them but they are all used up now.
That is interesting to know Rod. Thanks for sharing. Did you get them from Bachmann UK or in the states?
Brian Meldon
Bachmann UK, which did surprise me.
Obviously I don't know how recently you contacted Bachmann UK but there is a problem with parts for Liliput and I do not know if this may affect the US version loco chassis in the future as well.
Bachmann has ceased selling spares for Liliput in the UK and has shipped its entire stock back to Germany. This seems to coincide with a dumping of the 0-4-0 diesel stocks by many retailers, such as Kernow, Hattons and Rails amongst others. Dundas has them currently at cost at
Thank you for all the helpful suggestions, Ian of the Wessex Group kindly brought one for me at today