laz1957 posted:I have ran my VL Niagara for this past week with no issues until Saturday night. After about an hour the Niagara shredded a traction tire. No big deal but getting the screw out to replace was. I don't know if Lionel used Loc tite on the threads but wow it was tough to break the joint. I did get it changed, put on MTH traction tires and continued running great. However the Phillips head was a little buggered up.
My question is I would like to get a few extra Phillips head screws for this engine and was wondering if the CCII Niagara used the same screws? Or does anyone know what size screw Lionel uses for this on the drivers? I could get them from Lionel if the Parts site ever gets back up. Thanks for your input.
They do use Loctite. I started to remove a screw from my Vision Niagara and quit when I realized it was loctited in. I can only guess that its the same as the CC Niagara which are 2.5mm diameter, common thread pitch. I was able to remove one from my CC Niagara by using heat from my resistance soldering tool. Lionel listed the screw as 14mm long but the one I removed was 10mm long. There are at least three different lengths used here. Drivers 1 and 4 are the same, 2 and 3 are longer but won't know the length for sure until I take them out which won't be anytime soon.
10 cars are good start. I have pulled 13 18" cars with my CC Niagara after the gear and driveshaft change.
Pete
