Replacement Athearn Trucks

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Hello all

Firstly, I hope everyone is doing well during these troubling times.

I was wondering if Athearn ever made replacement trucks for their bombadier Bi-levels, the inboard-bearing trucks. I have had one break on me and after searching for a bit, I came up empty handed.

If they produced the, where would I go to buy some?

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I cannot find one.

Maybe you will just need to buy a donor car.

-Kevin

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I did some searching around, and nothing. They are a different truck, that’s for sure.

Here’s a link to a review in MR December 2002 that shows a picture of the truck.

Buying a “donor car” is way to pricey, buy a car that matches the cars you have, and use the car with the broken truck for parts, OR, try to fix the truck.

Mike.

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Seems like a somewhat unique part. Until Athearn does a new run (and offers parts), you might want to look for two similar trucks that will fit.

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Okay, thanks everyone.

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Walthers has their inside-bearing Amfleet trucks. You might get by trying these.

https://www.walthers.com/amfleet-inside-bearing-trucks-black-1-pair

A different, yet similar, design but at least they might get you up and rolling.

Good Luck, Ed

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I know this post is over two years old, but I thought I would post the reply I received from Athearn, regarding replacement trucks for their Bombardier HO passenger cars:

"Thank you for contacting Athearn Horizon Hobby.

Trucks for the RTR Bombardier commuter coach and cab car are unavailable from our vendor.
It is uncertain if these parts will be made available for purchase.
ATH61383 and ATH61382 [power trucks] are not compatible to the RTR Bombardier cars and specific to freight cars.

Regards,
Athearn Horizon Hobby"

I ordered a set of the Walthers Amfleet inside-bearing trucks and I’m going to see if I can get those fitted to work (one of my original OEM

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Assuming that both Athearn and Walthers have made their wheels to NMRA standards, the flanges on both should be about the same.

I think I would look at my track first before investing in new trucks.

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-Kevin