Repairing con rods on steam loco

[Coocoocashoo]

I’m trying to locate a repairer of hornby steam loco with detached con rods. I cannot do it. If you can point me in the right direction I will be very grateful.

[Fazy]

how? If a rivet as gone get some rivets. If the screw as come undone you may be able to get some new ones. However if you broke the Actual rod then it’s a new one. It would help with a photo or at lest which loco.

[ModelerXYZ]

Peters spares do spare con rods. You will also need a Conrod tool. Same site does the tool as the spare parts.

I tend to do my fixing myself.

XYZ

[morairamike]

The weak link in the con rods is the fixing bolt. Beware when doing them up as the slightest excess force will shear them off in the wheel. It is possible to get the out but generally new wheels required. There are also two diameter bolts beware.

[ColinB]

Hornby is the weakest link with con rods in that they very rarely make spare ones. I have managed to repair ones by making a good one out of two broken ones. Britannia ones are terrible, look at them and they break. You need to say what ones you are trying to fix and what the issue and then we can offer some more detailed advice.

[atom3624]

As mentioned, Hornby's are more 'prototypically fine' than most, which means when at speed, if somebody's mishandled, and bent them, or if a hex-headed bolt/screw has loosened, then they will catch, and bend - seizing the locomotive operation.

If all is straight, simply detached, and the spigot holes are clear - no sheared off heads, then spare bolts are available.

Peter's, AC Models and Ebay are normal go-to places.

Google is your friend, as they say, its just finding the correct, most relevant phrase to locate the parts you want.

Spare coupling / piston rod sets are often available on Ebay - be careful you're looking at the correct model - many locomotive classes have been re-engineered over the years.

Al.

[ColinB]

Not so sure about the spare bolts, generally most suppliers are out of stock. Normally I get mine when I order a new set of con rods, certain ones come with new bolts others don't. The tolerances on the valve gear for missing each other are very fine so it only needs a loose rivet and then you have issues. Nobody has answered which valve gear it is?