Just got my new proto 3 premier GS 4 back from with a new drawbar. It fits on so loose that it falls of the tender pins when pulling a 10 car mth premier streamline passenger cars or will stay on at speeds no faster than 15 smph. Any ideas on how to fix it. Not happy at all with that drawbar. It used to snap when it was bottomed out and stay on but now it just slides on. thank for any help
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Back from who, MTH or LHS? Does the draw bar plastic have proper shape and the closed holes on the side to catch the tender connector?
If so, what does the tender connector look like? Does it have the notches on the side.
If really loose I would say the metal connectors inside the tender plastic housing are loose. They would need to be removed one at a time and closed up some. Better grip on the drawbar pins. G
It has female notches on the side of the drawbar and using a magnifier to look at the connection the drawbar connect is up tight to the tender receptacle. The one thing that it no longer does is it doens not make the snap sound it did before, it just goes on loose.
Show us a picture of the sockets. If it snapped before, why was it changed. Snapping??
The snap was there with the new drawbar also but the fitting did not last long on the tender That is what is loose and it was not changed by mth just the entire drawbar and printed circuit board. The fitting must have worn out as I take that engine off the layout when I put on a different engine. These drawbars are a pain in the xxx and wish it could be converted back to the wire harness.
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