Son-of-a-Dog

Looks like you need the RH Eccentric Crank Assembly ($6) or replace the pin.  The pin isn't sold separately but you could probably fabricate something.  If you end up getting the assembly I would make a parts list and get some extra batting or other needs because shipping will be more than the part.

Thanks Marty! 

Yeah, that whole shipping thing... I have a list going (about 60 bucks) so it looks like it's time to pull the trigger on that.

@Dennis-LaRock posted:

Thanks Marty!

Yeah, that whole shipping thing... I have a list going (about 60 bucks) so it looks like it's time to pull the trigger on that.

Just make sure I picked the correct side.  I think I did based on your picture.

You got it right... as usual!

It's always a 10 cent part, like a pin, that fails in an expensive product and that the manufacturer doesn't sell.   :-(

I think a lot of things like this are just considered "supplies" by a manufacturer, that it buys in bulk, and not a part.

When you get this sorted out, please post how you solved the pin issue, as I think many folks would be interested.  I can't image how one would fabricate a pin.

Perhaps a stainless steel nail, inserted so that the head of the nail is on the inside of the rods, with the protruding end that comes out of the connection being cut short and peened with a hammer, so it is like a rivet, or threaded using a die, so that a tiny nut can be screwed on the outside and secured with lock-tight  red.   

But of course, I have been accused of being Rube Goldberg.  :-)

Mannyrock

Make sure you search diligently on your layout for that missing pin ..... don't want it to get caught up in a motor or gears in another train.

While it is best to get the exact part as MartyE has found for you, I've used small loops  of metal like found in jewelry making stuff to fabricate quick fixes, or where the part isn't available.  I believe they call it jewelry chain.  You can barely notice such unless you know to look for it.

Jim

Good Hardware Stores have cases with tiny mini screws and nuts sold by the each for less than $1.

I try to get the size I need and several ones next size larger and smaller in case I goofed.

Sometimes a metric size will work when a USA size is too large or too small.

I would be willing to bet that there is a pre/postwar rivet from steamer or something that would work really well.

i'm thinking along the lines of a 700E-53, 700E-54 or 700E-55.

It looks to me like a 2-56 screw with two nuts on it would work. Set the first nut so the fit is loose enough to spin, then lock that nut into place with a second nut. I think that would still clear the crank.

So, I finally got back upstairs... put on 2 pairs of 2.5x cheater glasses then peered through the articulated 5x LED magnifier and was able to confirm that it is a peened pin.   I ordered the Eccentric Crank Assembly but I'm going to go on the hunt for a handful pins now that I am paranoid about the eccentric crank.   I inspected the rest of my Newish Legacy Steamers and found that they have the same pin... not screws.  On all of my older post war steamers those are screws... not pins.  Your experience may differ.

Thanks to all who chimed in!!!

    Since so many Legacy steamers have this "pin", why not call Lionel repair service and ask for a couple?   Or, find someone who repairs Legacy steamers for a living, and call and ask him where he gets them? 

    In my experience, for something like this, many folks would just put two or three in an envelope and mail them to you for free.

     I don't think that you are going to have much luck searching through parts lists. 

    You could make a pin out of brass rod, but it may just wear through at the flatten overlap points where you peened it.

    Probably two hours on the phone will get you the pins, if you call enough people.  :-)

Mannyrock