Tender parts diagram

Lionel has both the bearing strip (6SP-8086-T61) and the complete truck (691-8086-T50) in stock according to their website. The person helping you probably didn't know where to look.

Thanks. 

Can you link me to the product page?

i found this in the 8000 series https://www.lionelsupport.com/...61-82a4-9076840c6168

and it looks the same. But they list this bearing strip as unavailable 6928704T61. She said the "didn't have a lot of information available" on the 8000 series when I called back  

Nice epoxy job on the wheels.

Just buy the truck, it's $10.

It's on this page, https://www.lionelsupport.com/...;submitButton=Search

gunrunnerjohn posted:

Nice epoxy job on the wheels.

Just buy the truck, it's $10.

It's on this page, https://www.lionelsupport.com/...;submitButton=Search

Is that a die cast or plastic truck? The trucks on this tender are die cast and I'd like to keep them the same.

The seller on eBay asked me what would be nice compensation? I told him I'd like to keep it.  

I found this part used. It's the bearing strip for the 6 wheel truck on the same tender. It appears to have the correct profile and wedges to fit in the slots in the 4 wheel truck. I'll try this first to see how it goes. 

I suspect the wheel spacing would be different, but maybe not.  The truck is diecast, it's the exact replacement for your model.

I'll give the bearing strip a try since it is in the mail. The best thing it could be is too long. Then I can trim it to length and being styrene plastic it should glue well with model cement. 

The truck can always be a backup I'd like to keep it original if I can.