Model Railway Forum

Mountain Goat wrote: ↑Tue Apr 08, 2025 9:26 pm Nice.. Can one still get new driveshafts for them?

Yes, at a price that makes model railways appear cheap.
The special tool for pulling the hub was £140+ and that's before you buy any replacement parts.
Strange knocking noise from the rear axle so I'm starting with new bearings on the hub and differential. I have new universal joints but the ones on the car appear OK. If I have to replace the diff itself, I'm facing a bill of up to £1200.

bulleidboy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 08, 2025 10:00 pm You just have spare parts arriving with every post It will be nice to get the Spitfire up and running for the summer. Pleased to hear that Hornby found the parts you needed for the 4P.

I got very lucky with that part - they robbed it from a returned scrap loco. These parts simply don't exist.

Steve M wrote: ↑Tue Apr 08, 2025 10:23 pm

bulleidboy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 08, 2025 10:00 pm You just have spare parts arriving with every post It will be nice to get the Spitfire up and running for the summer. Pleased to hear that Hornby found the parts you needed for the 4P.

I got very lucky with that part - they robbed it from a returned scrap loco. These parts simply don't exist.

Is a good service to do that though as it keeps peoples models on the rails.