From full stop to 60mph .... why?

First off, do NOT try to run this anymore before checking what is wrong.

If this is the 6-51007 set, the top suspect is a broken magnet ring on the Odyssey motor, it's a very common failure.  The glue loses it's grip, and the gray magnet ring shatters.  If you look inside and find pieces of the ring, that's the issue.  The magnet ring is the gray part of the flywheel on the motor picture below.

The ring can also just be loose, if that's the case, you can use CA adhesive to glue it back in place. 

The motor is listed as unavailable from Lionel, but there is a flywheel repair kit that consists of the flywheel and the magnet ring.  You need a flywheel puller to remove the old flywheel, the new one has a set screw.

Thanks Gunrunnerjohn .... I'll check this out!

I assume your other tmcc locos run fine.

I have had two tmcc controllers where the throttle knobs went bad and would create the same issues. One was new out of the box.

If is just the one gunrunners got you covered.

Ricko:

Thank you! I thought of that too .... have two controllers tried em both ...same result.

best regards,

doc

I'd hope for the flywheel magnet, the possibilities go up in price after that.   The DCDS motor driver board is around $100.

Hey Gunrunner!

$100.00 .... Well isn't it funny how our favorite trains always cost us MORE. More to keep and maintain and run. Its all good ... Thank you guys all. The OGR forum has always been my first stop to get real answers. Thanks again ... hope I can help you out sometime.

doc

Just hope for the cheap fix, a loose magnet ring.  That just costs a little glue.   If it's broken, don't try to glue the pieces on, that doesn't work, don't ask me how I know that.   The rebuild kit with the flywheel and magnet are only around $15, so it's a fairly cheap fix.

Well ... after opening the power car I discovered pieces of the magnet ring stuck onto the inside cab.

My only question now is this: Is there a part number for the flywheel and magnet rebuild kit?

Thanks!

No surprise there.   Here are the two parts you'll need.

You will have to pull the old flywheel off the motor to do the replacement.  One tip:  Do NOT use any sort of impact puller or try to drive the armature shaft out with a punch!  This will usually destroy the motor!

You need a wheel puller to pull the old flywheel off, or send it to someone that has the correct tool.

Again Gunrunner .... Many thanks!

Gunrunner:

Help! cannot find the flywheel on the LIONEL site. I can find the magnetic ring ok but not the flywheel... any ideas?

Thanks, Mark

https://www.lionelsupport.com/...;submitButton=Search

Thanks Gerry!

What he said.

The Parts were not showing up in my browser .... it should "0" parts.

They now show up with the link you sent ... really weird.

Thanks guys!