Bill - never had a hint of trouble with the OMI gear boxes, just clean out that Korean grease and lubricate every 100 hours or so of operation. I have replaced all the universal shafts with "off the shelf" NWSL parts - they run like champs, all 6 of them, DC or DCC.
Ed needs a new grapevine... Jim Kindraka --- In [email protected], "scale S only" <scaleso...@...> wrote: > > My Alco FA's have not had truck gearbox troubles, so far. The universal > shafts have disintegrated, however... Should the drive give me that much > more trouble, I will replace the components with American Models trucks > which seem to be indestructible. > > Happy New Year! > Bill Winans > Prescott Valley, AZ > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
