I have a Weaver 3 rail RS-3 with which I could use some help. I'm posting this here since the drive is essentially a scale drive that has been put into an engine converted to run on 3 rails. The unit has a horizontal mount motor (no flywheel) with a shaft that runs to a tower in the long hood. The tower has snapped in 2. Unlike most of the Weaver diesels I've seen, this one does NOT have a chain drive to the lower sprocket. Instead, it has two idler gears which are mounted on the tower to transmit the torque to the lower gear. That gear sits on the shaft that drives the 4 axles. The unit has seen zero minutes run time on it, so usage is not the cause of the break. The tower broke right where one of the idler shafts went into the plastic tower. Given the location, I suspect the hole in the tower is too small, or the metal shaft is too big. Any ideas on what to modify and how to do it when I put things back together? There are no retaining clips on the back side, so the shaft must be a press fit to stay in place. And speaking of retaining clips, how does one get the clip off the top shaft from the motor? Is there a special tool or technique? Lastly, one of the universals is broken. I have a spare part, but again, am looking for guidance on pulling the broken part off the shaft and reassembling things with the new part.
Chris
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