Ok, so I have ordered a new speaker for the tender. In the mean time I can work on the engine itself. First big issue is that the shoulder bolt that acts as a rear pivot point for the lead truck is broken off… the previous owner claims it came like that and he had a hobby shop try and remove the broken part. Honestly this looks like they just tried drilling it out… so I guess the first question is do I need it at all? And if so, at this point the only solution I can think of is to tap the drilled out portion. Open to suggestions on this one.
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