Hi Guys maybe this will help I have two cars, Fans inop. but I did rewire to get the light to work when the door is open. I did try to open one fan and broke the fan off, thinking I can clean or replace finger, So take caution, I'm sure back in the day you can just replace the whole frame component from lionel I have seen on ebay that do have cars that work. Good Luck. I did write down brass wire its a hair like copper wire soldered to the coil frame.
