Previous to the J1 most of the PRR steam locos had the Samhongsa free rolling drive. It was a blessing because they run so amazingly well but a curse because they can disengage and run away on a grade. A few years back a burned considerable bran matter in trying to figure out how to disable the free rolling drive without installing a new gearbox. This is what I came up with. http://www.lanestrains.com/Samhongsa_Gearbox.jpg It worked very well. But now since my layout is flat (was unknown at the time of the fix) I am enabling the free rolling aspect again. I just switched back the last L1 today. The gears vary from locomotive to locomotive as to which are brass and which are plastic.
Since my layout was not built yet, (I didn't even own the house at that time!) I was concerned about stripping the gears and killing an otherwise good locomotive. A few months before NWSL was sold to the current owner, and its fate was still not known, Dan & I paid the set up fee had a small run of the gears made up in brass & plastic. I sent a sample gear and they got done in about 2 weeks. I don't know if NWSL made any extras at that time but if you have a free rolling drive loco with issues NWSL may have some gears in stock. Give them a call. I don't know the item numbers for them. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progess at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
