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I have a pair of Weaver E8's I bought a few months ago and didn't get around to testing until last night. As luck would have it, one of the units has a bad truck. The gear that meshes with the worm cracked and causes the motor/gear to lock up. I disassembled the axle and took the broken gear out which made it a dummy truck. I would like to get a replacement. I know it's a stretch but does anyone carry parts for Weaver products? I was going to use a Williams truck (they are almost identical) but all of the spares I have are ungeared trucks. I may try a Williams truck if I can find one. I don't know of anyone that has Williams parts anymore. Bachmann is sold out and I struck out on the bay when searching for Weaver and Williams trucks. Any help would be appreciated. Picture of cracked gear with crack visible on the top.

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Thanks for the leads and suggestions. The folks at P&D really tried to help. They don't carry parts for this type of drive, only for the Weaver chain or shaft drives. I bolted a Williams dummy truck I have in my parts box and the loco ran okay, albeit with only one powered truck. I think I will try a Williams truck if I can find one. I used to get parts from Charlie Philips in years past. Since he isn't with us anymore, I don't know if anyone else sells Williams parts. Any leads with a Williams parts supplier would be great. As I stated originally, no luck with Bachmann or eBay.

Thanks,

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