American Flyer Standard Gauge Switches

They work well for the 33 style motors with a single pickup because the center rail is continuous (like the old Marx O-Gauge switches), but they have a zinc-pest problem where the switch motor housings and gear will expand and jam.  It is hard to find a set that doesn't have this problem.  That said, you can retrofit them with a manual mechanism from another manufacturer (I'm going to do this if the repairs ever stop coming in...)

Hi,

  Thank you for the info, if you change the gears can you still use it in auto

or is it manual all the way?

Thanks

Tin

There is an arm connected to the points, so you could fabricate a manual throw.  The mechanism is similar to the 027 switch, but the throw is longer, so I don't think that will work unless the point where the "arm" connects to the gear is extended to increase the travel.  I haven't had time to fool with it due to the time involved.  The gear isn't always the problem, its the cover which warps and fouls up the mechanism.