Lionel SD-18 8855 Truck repair question

You can take a dremel tool and file down the staked on areas. Remove the side trucks and attend to the wheels and gear. When complete, put the side trucks back and use super glue to hold the truck side frames to the motor plate. Jim Barrett did this in his back shop video from OGR, The Video, I have done it myself and it works.

The casting is soft enough that you can drill a small hole and use a self tapping screw(s). The super glue would be optional.

G

Many moons ago I purchased a pair duck billed pliers and had a machinist friend machine the jaws at the nose flat. I could place the jaws flat next to the stake, then apply a little pressure to the stake, turn pliers 90 degrees and repeat. You do this at all stake's and with a small screw driver you can pry things apart. This saves the material and it can be re-staked. I have used this procedure on post war and up. The only other suggestion is to buy a good set of pliers (not the ones from harbor freight).

Bill

Thank you for the ideas. It is a shame the design wasn't like the current GPs, Nice truck, but not easy to get the MPC parts out of G

INstead of using super glue, try JB Weld, let dry over night with a clamp to hold the truck frame. If you are careful when you take it apart, you can restake the area swedged, if you are lucky.