Golden Gate Cars Uncoupling

Could someone post a picture or two of how and where to install rubber bands on GGD passenger cars?

Thanks,

Bob

Are the couplers actually opening, or is one climbing on top of the other and uncoupling with the coupler still closed?

Rubber bands work, but they dry out and come off.  I use strips of black duct tape, (duck tape brand), which holds well, cant be seen, and could be removed if needed, but has not come off the way rubber bands have.  Place the tape, rubber band, twist tie, whatever your choice around coupler arm behind the thumbtack.  This keeps the release bar from drooping and releasing the coupler.  I run long passenger trains and if there is a weak coupler it will show up.   It beyond me why high end passenger cars are using MPC era coupler design when there are much better designs in use.  Lionel and GGD regress in this area.  

Yep, I had the same problem with their SP&S heavyweights. Used black twist ties to solve the problem.

The couplers are opening, not climbing up. It is always the lead car or second car in a consist of six 21" cars.

Thanks for the 'how to' using tape, elastic or twisty ties. I had heard of using a drop of epoxy but that sounded too permanent.

Bob 

I recently had a coupler problem with 21" East Burlington Pullman passenger car; it separated while running in the middle of 6-car consist.  Found that the coupler pin had come loose or broken and though I found the separated knuckle along the side of the track, never did find the pin.  

Anyone know where I could pick up one or two coupler pins.  I was going to check with GGD at York, but a foot injury did not allow me to attend the April meet.

That is a common problem with those couplers from GGD on many of their passenger cars. A little CA glue solves that issue in about 5 seconds, it's a one and done resolution. Who switches their passenger cars anyway. 

Laidoffsick posted:

Who switches their passenger cars anyway. 

Depends on what you want to do.  I plan to pick up/drop off the diner for replenishment, interchange sleepers, RPO/mail cars, or whatever car I feel like to make running trains more fun. Most of my passenger cars are GGD so I am concerned about this and am looking at kadees.  

Might have something to do with them be being Lehigh Valley!!!!!!!!

This is what I don’t understand with the Ogauge market. Why don’t the manufacturers, or as some say importers, put in the product literature a statement that the product contained, may or may not work out of the box. This is ridiculous,  but I, like others will continue to buy defective product. 

I have found nothing but frustration from GGD couplers. They don't like to couple to other brands or even each other. All of mine will be getting Kadees soon.

romiller49 posted:

  but I, like others will continue to buy defective product. 

and THAT is why it continues to get worse, not better!