quote:The MTH pin is not like any original Lionel stuff. It has a shoulder.
Postwar Lionel part number 2023-44 roller pin is shouldered and has no head, as has been described in this thread. The collector arm for this pin has two different sized holes. The pin is inserted through the larger hole so the thinner end comes out of through the smaller hole in the collector arm. the smaller end is then peened so it won't come back out.
I am not saying the 2023-44 pin will fit.
If the correct pin was available, I would suggest getting it.
Otherwise I think the solution GGG suggested is fine, as is many of the other suggestions.
I am not so certain about glue or Loctite. The pin does have to conduct electricity.
And that doesn't work. You need a rivet with a head.
If I remember correctly the pin your talking about is staked on one side and sits free in the other hole. You can bend the collector bracket back to free the roller and bend back in place when a new roller is installed.
To remove the MTH pin from the thin sheet metal bracket you need to grind both sides of the pin off. This is very much like some Lionel pre war train collectors. I think the pin I used was more like a 481-11 used on the collector of a PW tender truck. G
