Repaired.. 192 Control Tower..6-37996

With the repairs, do the men still rotate rather slowly compared to the other models?

Yes the Men rotate in a very realistic speed. and very quite , this  newer  version  has been around for sometime .. If you look at the towers and see Three metal rods going up .. that will show you you have the new version of the slot car motor type  motor... the other type (only two rods going to tower)  had the vibrator motor with the round washer with fingers to rotate.. This unit (new version ) is to me very realistic.. and a much appreciated version....DAniel

Daniel -

Same issue with 192 tower that I got for Christmas.  The box just hums.  I opened it up and put it back together a little looser and now I can hear the drive hit the roof of the gear box inside, but the gear is now turning.  The turning is rough and sporadic and the men are going in the wrong direction.  I did not see anything wrong inside the gear box other than something is rubbing against the lid.  

Need advice.  Does this sound like your issue and possibly repairable?  Or should I send it back?  My dealer has a unit he can exchange, but I will have to pay for shipping which is more than the parts that you listed.

When I got the new gear I noticed that its was centered on the shaft  the old one was installed too close to the end which made it impossible to turn  smoothly, And as mentioned had  a  split in-between the gear....

If I was you I would  take the roof off, the rotating men (gray part) then the clear glass part  and run it If bad recheck what I mentioned..  I also lubed the plastic gears (inside and under men) with grease, they where bone dry from China... Good -Luck