Replacement Trainmaster Trucks

@Trainmstr posted:

Does anyone know if the Trainmaster trucks cs-6308300071-p, sold on the Lionel parts site have all metal gears? Need to replace trucks on Southern 8301 due to broken plastic gear on both trucks. Thanks.

If you are referring to the FM diesel locomotive, the correct model name was/is Train Master. The term "Trainmaster" was a supervisory on the railroads. Yes, I'm aware that some model manufacturers incorrectly label them "Trainmaster", which is incorrect, just like adding a dash within EMD locomotive model names.

@Trainmstr posted:

Does anyone know if the Trainmaster trucks cs-6308300071-p, sold on the Lionel parts site have all metal gears? Need to replace trucks on Southern 8301 due to broken plastic gear on both trucks. Thanks.

I suspect you were actually looking for an answer and not a grammar lesson, right?   If Trainmaster was good enough for Lionel's product description, it should be good enough to ask your question.

My sense is they're the same trucks that came with the engine, so they'd probably have the same type of gears.

Southern FM Trainmaster #8301 - 6-18301

Lionel usually gets their parts from parting out existing stock.  Many of the parts I get still have wire nubs soldered to them, clearly they were not NIB.

If you post a picture it may help. I have a drawer full of Train Master parts. I don't know Lionel from Williams as far as the railings and trucks your looking for. I only care that the run.

Trainmaster is good enough for me.....

There's two variations of Train Master trucks.   On one version, the inner wheel is blind (has no flanges).  The other version has the center (powered) wheel blind.

Postwar Train Master trucks will fit conventional MPC, LTI, and Lionel LLC Train Masters.   I had to replace a truck with a bent axle.

The powered wheels are all flanged, blind wheels are on end of truck and free wheeling. See pic.

I’ve included a pic of the railing I’m trying to find for a different Trainmaster. Thanks.

Is the plastic worm gear on the axle split? If so just replace it with the brass one from a postwar 2321 Train Master. No need to replace the whole truck.

Does anyone sell those gears? Since this is a known problem I would assume someone has identified and is selling these gears.