Sprung Trucks - Collapsed springs

Precision Scale Company sells lots of small coil springs.  They are an HO and O-scale supplier.

http://www.precisionscaleco.com/

Click on "Misc" and then click on "Springs" to see a multi-page listing of the springs they have.

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the lead. Not sure however how to select the correct sized springs as I don't have the spring specs. Great resource, however.

Roger

Not familar with Lionel's trucks from that era. Are they cosmetic or actually functioning sprung trucks ?  I have numerous springs from 2 rail scale couplers. They are used to keep the coupler centered in the box. They are very close to the size on a truck. The Atlas is fairly stiff and the Kadee is very soft. They both would need some black paint. If you can't come up with anything. Hit my email and I'll throw some in an envelope. I'll check my junk box and maybe I have some old trucks that have something that will work.

Lots of parts suppliers sell replacement truck springs. I've gotten them from Brasseur (www.traindoctor.com). I think East Coast Train Parts probably has them as well; they have an excellent variety. You could also try The Train Tender (www.ttender.com). 

bimmer050 posted:

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the lead. Not sure however how to select the correct sized springs as I don't have the spring specs. Great resource, however.

Roger

Measure the size of one of the existing springs and order the matching ones.  When I get a busted truck, I take the springs and wheelsets off for spare parts.

Hi Everyone,

I'll give Brasseur and Train Tender a try too; I think I'll take some pictures of the trucks before I contact them; a picture is worth a thousand words...as they say...

For measuring I wonder if an inexpensive caliper would be adequate or would I need a micrometer (which I don't have).

Roger

That spring's part number is 9550-58, or 600-9550-058 in the newer format.

Several parts dealers are showing them in stock online.

TRW

AWESOME!!!! That's just what I needed!

This is what makes this forum amazing! Can't thank all of you enough!

Roger

To TRW,

Thanks again for the part number. I tried to find the part number of the truck and hence the springs and drew a blank. I have the Greenberg repair manual but it only covers PW to 1969. I haven't been able to find a repair manual with exploded parts diagrams and part numbers for 1970-1995 (which covers the extent of my small collection).

How did you come up with the part numbers for the springs? I did a search for the part number you gave me and found exactly what I needed at http://stores.smittystoytrainp...-058-pack-of-1-each/.

Thanks again!

Roger