As anyone who has ever had a Bachman 80-ton 3 truck Shay knows, the driveline components crack and split. Also, the bearing blocks are difficult to remove without breaking the small tabs that hold them on.
I found a fellow on Ebay selling 3D printed parts for these. Specifically, the bolsters and the bearing blocks.
If the link doesn’t work, just search “Bachmann Three Truck Shay Driveline Repair Parts” and they should come up.
They aren’t cheap, that’s for sure. But I ordered two sets just to see if they were any good. And they fit perfectly. In the photo below the bearing block on the left is a factory one. The one on the right is the 3D printed one from Ebay. This fellow did an amazing job recreating these.
I’m not the guy making these, nor am I getting any kind of commission or anything like that. I just wanted to put this info out there as I am sure others are looking for these as well.
