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Reply to "Repair solutions: replacement drive shafts for articulated steam.....Tales from Harmon Shops"

@Lou1985 posted:

I think I'm gonna do this upgrade to my articulateds just as preventative maintenance. Not that I'm having an issue with the stock shafts but these steel shafts are 100 times stronger. I like my stuff bullet proof. Just pop it on the track and go. I doubt these shafts will ever fall apart.

Only reason I can think that the factory shafts were nylon is cost. Perhaps for quiet operation as well. Nylon doesn't need a shot of grease every now and then.

And that’s the only thing I see needed with the steel driveshafts, ....they’ll have to be added to the preventive maintenance routine,....probably a good idea to add a very small hole to the tube section to stick a syringe of grease in there,....that would eliminate the need for dismantling, and most likely make servicing a running repair, ..ie; no need for a tear down to grease components,.....

Pat

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