SD45 P2K Question

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Hello All. This is my first post on this forum. I have a new(to me) SD45 Proto 2000 that I purchased and found that the drive train was disconnected from BOTH the the Flywheels. I suspect it was a manufacturing issue, but I would rather fix than return to the vendor. I am not sure how the plastic drive should connect to the Flywheel. It appears that it should pressure fit into the the flywheel.Can someone please confirm this.

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Has the drive shaft only pulled out of the plastic coupling, or has the plastic coupling itself pulled out of the flywheel ? The drive shaft has a spline that must be lined up with the coupling - the coupling is a press fit into the flywheel.

If you purchased this locomotive from a local hobby shop, take it back for a replacement. If from a swap meet or Internet shop, you’re probably on your own. Both drive shafts pulled out of the flywheels indicates to me that the model has been subjected to some extremely rough handling.

Good luck.

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If the mounting points are not in the flywheel they should press in. If they don’t seem tight a drop of super glue should do the trick.

I would all most have to say it as a used engine where the motor has been replaced. It takes some effort to get the drive shaft mounting points out of the flywheel.

[#welcome] to the site as well.

Cuda Ken

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Your lucky, I got one sitting on my work bench waiting for a decoder to be installed. It just press fits in, you will hear it click when it’s in. I wouldn’t recommend putting glue on it though, you won’t need to and it might lead to issues down the road. Your going to like your Proto SD45, I’ve got a bunch of them and they are tanks and will pull like one.[B]

Dave

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Thanks to all. This was a really good first time post for me as I got my answer from Dave. The SD45 is up and running and it really can pull a lot of cars very easily!

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Thanks to all. This was a really good first time post for me as I got my answer from Dave. The SD45 is up and running and it really can pull a lot of cars very easily!

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Great, I’m happy it was an easy fix for you.