Need help to ID these MTH 20-2784-1 Liberty Liner parts

I can't see any pictures in the post, just little question marks. 

Barry,

Can you see the photo's now?

Nick

Yes, I can.

Come on guys,  someone out there surely must know the purpose of these small metal pieces.

Nick

This calls for a WAG.  

Marty Fitzhenry posted:

This calls for a WAG.  

LOL Marty,  that's about right!   I thought maybe some type of shims or spacers but for what and where.   I don't think they're part of any of the electronics assemblies,   but I also don't see anywhere they would be part of the motor/truck assembly.   Maybe a part from a 1940's flux capacitor.

Nick

I have an Electroliner in my glass case.  I will pull it later today and take a peek.   I reached out to MTH to sent me the breakdown.  

Marty Fitzhenry posted:

I have an Electroliner in my glass case.  I will pull it later today and take a peek.   I reached out to MTH to sent me the breakdown.  

Thanks Marty,  any help is appreciated.   Just got in a short time ago as I was out with our club setting up our modular layout for the annual Ligonier Valley RR Museum layout tour fundraiser tomorrow.

Nick

I think those go on the underside of the trucks, under the journal bearing.  I had one loose on one of my Nickel Plate passenger cars.  If that is what they are, I believe they are staked on.

Guys, I have not heard back from Jason and pulled my Electroliner from the case.  Nothing even close showing.  These have articulated trucks and the wheels go through the machined truck block.  I sent the post Machinist made to Jason at MTH.  For now back to the WAG.  

RAK posted:

I think those go on the underside of the trucks, under the journal bearing.  I had one loose on one of my Nickel Plate passenger cars.  If that is what they are, I believe they are staked on.

 

RAK,

After reading your posting,  I took a look at some of my Premier heavyweight passenger cars with the six wheel trucks from 2008.   I believe you have hit the nail on the head.   The dimensions of my pieces match up perfectly with the pieces that are staked to the truck frame beneath each axle bearing journal.   How the hell they ended up inside my Liberty Liner is anyone's guess.   If not for your misfortune with the loose one,  this might have been one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of all time!-LOL

Marty,  what do you think?   It looks like a match to me.   I knew eventually that someone would have the answer.   I appreciate everyone's help.

Nick

The trucks on the Liberty Liner are different.  The axles go through a solid truck block.  They do not have the set up the passenger cars have.  The picture the poster put up sure looks like what Nick is showing.  

Marty,

I agree with you 100% that the Liberty Liner trucks are completely different.   But after RAK's post,  I pulled out one of my Premier heavyweight cars and compared my mystery metal pieces to the pieces that are staked/pinned to the journal bottoms on the trucks,  and by looking at my photos above they are a perfect match.   Which still leaves the question on how did those pieces end up inside the wrapping/shell of my new in the box,  never operated Liberty Liner.   At least at this point,  I feel pretty confident that those metal pieces are not part of my Liberty Liner and got there by mistake at the factory somehow.   At either this weeks or next weeks club meeting,   I'll put it on the track and give it a run.

Nick

Nick, that will drive you crazy.  Almost as bad as finding a traction tire next to your main line and not knowing where it came from.  Those pieces will pop of a truck very easy.  Good luck.

Marty