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In lugnet.trains, Craig Roberts writes:
> Hello all,
> This is the first time i have posted to Lego Trains and hope someone out
> there can help me. I have recently purchased a very large tain set
> consisting of 3 7740 sets 2 what appear to be red transport engines and
> several cargo trains and my problem is the grey rubber wheel sleeves that
> stop the train spining the ones on my trains are worn and i need to replace
> them but cannot find them anywere, even Lego themselves no longer stock
> them, can anyone help me with ideas on what i can use instead.
> I THANK YOU ALL IN ADVANCE.
> Craig Roberts #670
Dear Craig,
I got a tip (see below) from Pascal Breard from France a few weeks ago. It's
about his experiences with bicycle tube and it sounded very interesing to me,
but I still have not tested it myself.
Kind Regards,
Ben
P.s.: Congrats! Getting 3x 7740 is like winning in a lottery
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Takea bicycles inner tube ( the smaller one for race bicycle...), and cut it
every 4 mm...
It works very good, it's cheaper than lego belts, and works longer...
Here is the exact ref of the rubbers (inner tube of a bicycle tire), i have
used for my train :
HUTCHINSON 700x18-20-23 VF 53mm (course bicycle...)
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
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> I got a tip (see below) from Pascal Breard from France a few weeks ago...
Thanks, Ben. I added it to the FAQ
Cary
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Hi Ben,
Thanks very much for the tip i will go to my local bike shop and hunt for
the tire, and yes the train sets are nice i have never really been into
trains before but now i am going crazy re-building my town to accomadate the
trains.
Take care and thanks again.
Craig Roberts
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