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I was given a railking ps1 loco for repair. It's the SF SD90 #30-2121-1 Right off the bat the truck mounting screw and splitwasher are missing. anyone know where I can find one? Does Anyone know the screw size? maybe I can goto my hardware store and see if they have a matching threaded screw.

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I don't have the engine you do, but every fastener I have ever tried to find for anything train has been an odd size and my local hardware store hasn't had anything like it. I would say MTH or possibly Micro Fasteners. Possibly one of the forum members that do repairs may also have something? Another option might be re-tapping it (might need to drill it out too?) to some size that you can find locally. Just a thought here, don't know if that is even possible?

 

 

Originally Posted by prrhorseshoecurve:

I was given a railking ps1 loco for repair. It's the SF SD90 #30-2121-1 Right off the bat the truck mounting screw and splitwasher are missing. anyone know where I can find one? Does Anyone know the screw size? maybe I can goto my hardware store and see if they have a matching threaded screw.

Metric screws are available at most hardware stores. I obtain these "metric" truck screws at ACE hardware to replace regular freight truck screws. They are size M3 button head (Phillips head).  I buy 6 mm length along with a #4 brass washer for my MTH/Railking cars. They may be also available at Lowes and Home Depot.

 

 

They are available in different lengths.

 

 

metric screws 71NCE1ku8WL._SL1500_

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