Lionel Milwaukee 2351

That is a nice engine, one of my postwar favorites. My very first trainset my dad bought in '58. It was a closeout set and the whole set (less transformer) was 35.00! The front truck is just held on with a standard e clip, if the truck is in it's original form. The body is painted yellow, not cast in yellow. Some mild Ivory soap will work without damaging the yellow paint.

Thank you Chuck,

The shell is starting to clean up nice, appears to have had a bit of nicotine residue on it. As per the non powered truck, there is no place for the clip to attach on to, just a hole. Was there some type of rivet pressed into the plate on top of the truck? This should be simple and it does not appear someone added in or modified the hole as there are no marks or signs of machining on the top plate, unless whoever may have modified it for some reason was a real pro.

All the best,

Miketg

Here are two views of the 2350-150 collector truck showing the truck mounting pin pressed in to the top plate:

And that is the missing part. Can't believe it got pulled out somehow.

All the best,

Miketg

The part is # CP-58 "truck pivot stud". It may have to be pressed in with a thin coat of LocTite to secure it well if the original one pulled out.

Thanks Rob,

i just pulled the body off and found the rivet in there. The part that flanges out cracked. At least I do not need a new truck.

all the best,

Miketg

I was wondering if it might be rattling around in there...

Found it stuck near the e-unit.

all the best,

Miketg