I recently picked up a JLC GG1 and have had nothing but trouble. The trucks fell apart after slight handling, and the pantographs get stuck and make a clicking noise. Lionel doesn't seem to carry the trucks for the JLC GG1s anymore and I can't find if they sell the Visionline trucks but I doubt it. As for the pantographs, I'm at a loss, I've tried re-installing them multiple times to no avail. Any help would be appreciated, I'm at a brick wall here.
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There is a thread about a repair for the truck sideframes. Do a search and find it. I think it was Hennings that was having them 3D printed. Might have been a year or so back.
The sideframes are not printed, they're molded. The guy is in the process of making a new mold, his old one was no longer usable. I hope they get them soon, I'm waiting for them as well.
I stand corrected lol!
Well incase the other problems listed here weren’t enough the AC reg board randomly blew when I switched on the smoke unit, so now I have no trucks, no pantographs, and no smoke. The pantographs seem to be caused by cracks in the plastic cups that hold the little driveshaft, I’ll either glue them or order new ones, either way this engine is starting to feel more and more like a waste
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