i got a 2954 boxcar with a broken truck. the car is otherwise in great shape i got a new truck for it but i cannot figure out how to disassemble the car i see no screws. what am i missing? i just dont want to damage this valuable car. thanks for any help
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Is this your car? It looks like screws in each corner but when I looked closer they look like rivets?
Anybody else know?
franktrain
yes thats the car, and they do look like rivets but i'm not getting a drill out quite yet
The fasteners are a sort of spiral threaded "nail" called a drive stud (screw). They fasten into the roof and hold on the ends, which in turn hold the whole thing together. With luck, you can gently (but very firmly) pull them out with a slight left twist. It is not easy to get a grip on the heads and you can damage the bakelite if they do not easily "unscrew" as you pull. They are designed to go in, not come out. Good luck!
This style of fastener is used on boxcar door guides and brakewheels, albeit much shorter and smaller.
Yes I have seen those rivets. I wonder if putting some wd40 or just plain oil would help loosen them up before twisting them out.
Let us know how it works out for you.
franktrain
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