Wobbly menards cars and how to fix

My quick and easy fix is to twist a thin wire around the truck attaching shaft to take up the slop.  Works very well for me.

Ron

I found a metal "eyelet", loose in the plastic body.  The shaft (really a rivet) passes through this eyelet.   The truck rotates in the eyelet.  By using some carefully-applied thin CA, the eyelet was pushed vertically flush into the plastic body,  became tighter, and the trucks less wobbly.

For the riveted trucks, I take them over to my press and tighten the rivet.

Also, a bread closure plastic tab, inserted between the truck bolster and the frame works well. If it will be visible, like on a Lionel style 4 bay hopper, color the tab black with a Sharpie, and it is unnoticeable.

But wouldn't that raise the ride-height of the car body?

@PRRMP54 posted:

But wouldn't that raise the ride-height of the car body?

Less than 1/16"   What would it matter??

@PRRMP54 posted:

But wouldn't that raise the ride-height of the car body?

One could remove the shell, and slip the plastic tie between the rivet collar and frame, and obtain the same result, without raising the car body. However, not worth the extra effort, IMHO.