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Hi all
I was having an old two truck 38 ton shay trundle around the layout for a few hours the other day and suddenly it locked and just came to a halt. On inspection the cylinder assembly had locked because a small piece had come adrift.
This part is like a small rectangle with a curved sector bitten out of it and secures the cylinder shafts to the cam (please see picture).
The part is the same for all shays including the newer 55-ton 3 truck variety
I have contacted Bachmann in USA but no joy besides buying a whole cylinder assembly!
Does any one have a beaten up, old, non-working shay that the part could be extracted from?

I was having an old two truck 38 ton shay trundle around the layout for a few hours the other day and suddenly it locked and just came to a halt. On inspection the cylinder assembly had locked because a small piece had come adrift.
This part is like a small rectangle with a curved sector bitten out of it and secures the cylinder shafts to the cam (please see picture).
The part is the same for all shays including the newer 55-ton 3 truck variety
I have contacted Bachmann in USA but no joy besides buying a whole cylinder assembly!
Does any one have a beaten up, old, non-working shay that the part could be extracted from?
