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There is an opposite way round bend or crank in the two front connecting rods.

eBay should get you the best price but you have to do a bit of work taking photos etc, local model shops may be interested but will usually pay a fairly low price (they have to make a profit). Auctioneers may achieve somewhere between the 2 or you could get an excellent or a poor price and they will...

All it means is that the motor's electrical connections must be isolated so that there can be no contact with the chassis (if it's live) or the connections to the pickups or rails. Any electrical connection will destroy the decoder. Ringfield motors often have the left hand brush connected to the ch...

Dirty track could be the cause.

I'd try spray adhesive. Spray carpet glue should be easily available

Best wishes for the future. Hope you have a happy Christmas.

Very smart

Late answers may be too late to be of help to OPs but can be helpful to others who look in later, so not always a waste.

It may not help but take the back off and make sure the big integrated circuit chip is fully home in the socket. It is not unknown for them to work their way loose.

Signal operation?