LIONEL TMCC ACELA FRONT POWER TRUCK JOURNAL REPAIR

Great Alex can't wait to read and watch your video!

Alan

That’s incredible work buddy!!….that adds a new lease on life to dead Acella’s !…fantastic work buddy!!….our sister will be so proud!!….😉

Pat

Great Job Alex!!!!

@Alex M posted:

Hello all,

Don't know if anyone has tried this before ,wanted to give it a try and it seemed to have worked out okay. Gave it a long test this afternoon and so far it's holding up well. As we know the journals have zinc rot issues  (TMCC model only) and the parts are no longer available from Lionel, So i decided to see if the passenger car journals would work.

I ordered a passenger car truck took it apart and started matching it up to the power truck journal, it's not to far off . A few minor adjustments some light filing and moving a few things around , made it work pretty good. The original journals were completely busted, so this was worth trying or the engine would have been a shelf queen.

See videos  and pictures , I'll be happy to answer any questions. Videos  and pictures to follow shortly.

Thanks for looking , Alex

Let me ask a question if I may? I have the same set, at the moment it is fine. Would the new version power truck not be swapped in as a replacement?

Way to go ALEX!!!  U DA MAN to find the solution to many problems, thank you!!!

@ThatGuy posted:

Let me ask a question if I may? I have the same set, at the moment it is fine. Would the new version power truck not be swapped in as a replacement?

Lionel totally changed the truck design on the new trucks.  I believe they eliminated the sprung trucks and the new ones are mechanically similar to generic Liondrive trucks, if I am not mistaken.  So I can almost guarantee there is no easy swap replacement to be had.

Great idea using the passenger car trucks!  That's thinking outside the box

Another idea - I feel like these parts wouldn't be too difficult to 3D print.  My trucks are fine so I haven't had need to seek that out, but if I were in a pickle, I would probably explore that as well.

@Catonsville Central Railway posted:

Lionel totally changed the truck design on the new trucks.  I believe they eliminated the sprung trucks and the new ones are mechanically similar to generic Liondrive trucks, if I am not mistaken.  So I can almost guarantee there is no easy swap replacement to be had.

It wasn’t easy, …it was a tough assignment, but that’s why Alex got it,…

difficult, Alex can do straight away, ….the impossible only takes him a couple minutes longer…..😉

Pat

Thank you all for the nice comments and input.

As Woody said the new Legacy version is a completely different design.

Pat , it's crazy what our minds can come up with LOL, I've witnessed you come up with quite a few great ideas

Thanks again, Alex

I didn't comment before. I have to say again, great work Alex.

I'm not an Acela fan, but this just goes to show you how you can solve a problem with your best guess as Spock did in one of those Star Trek movies. Ah, the things we come up with. Show me more.

Nice work as always.

Nice work - I'm trying to see side by side photos - am I missing something. I just bought a brand new sealed set with a couple of journals that are on their last leg. Nice to know there's a solution to the problem. Again if possible can you send me side by side comparisons. thanks!