Realtrax Switch Motor Issues

I had one of my 17 Realtrax switches give me a problem . 

It also would pull but wouldn't  push.  I was able to move the wires that go to the electrical connectors in the switch box so that the solenoid plunger was not interfered with and was able to fully extend.

Also possibly the alignment of the  rotating gear apparatus should be in sync to allow full movement back and forth of the plunger  !?

Dallas - it seems you have a mechanical problem.  I'm glad to hear that you were able to overcome it.

My issue is electrical as I can manually rotate the little lantern and get the switch points to align both directions without issue.

Do you have a meter than can measure "Ohms" resistance?  If so, I suggest measuring the Ohms of the 4 coils.

For the Realtrax solenoid-plunger turnouts I've seen,  coils 1 and 3 "pull" the two plungers away from the track, coils 2 and 4 "push" the two plungers toward the track.

Perhaps from visual inspection or poking around with a toothpick you can find a bad/loose solder joint and repair it for nothing.  But if there's a break internal to a coil winding then I suppose you could replace a coil but they seem riveted (in this version anyway) which I'd think would be quite the hassle.