LGB Idler gear question.

[CoggesRailway]

First I have googled this heavily but cannot get a clear answer.

My Alco, Metre Gauge Mallett bogies, and Mogul all appear to share a common idler gear. Grey in colour and essentially two plastic gears fused together.

Are they actually the same, or is there a minute difference in pitch or number of teeth or whatever? The only relacements seem to be named "mogul gears" but this might be because this is the loco that needs them replaced most often as opposed to being unique to the mogul. "Mogul gears" does not seem to be the LGB term for part 62007 but rather the retailer/ebay description....

If someone can shine a light!

I tried the champex linden site but with my total lack of german it was hopless.

Thanks, Ian

 

[dutchelm]

The "Mogul Gears" should fit any 6 coupled loco as they all use the same motor block.
LGB part 62007
http://www.gardenrailwaycentres.info/shop/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=1120 < Link To http://www.gardenrailwayc...rod&productId=1120
I think the reference to Mogul gears was the request from USA to repair their Moguls.

 

[CoggesRailway]

dutch elm many thanks this has confirmed what thought and solved a problem for me.

 

[funandtrains]

Sorry Mike but having pulled several Moguls apart I can say for sure that the chassis is unique being a special molding with larger wheels and wider spacing than the European 0-6-0 locos but I don't know if the idlers gears differ.

 

[Neil Robinson]

Sorry Mike but having pulled several Moguls apart I can say for sure that the chassis is unique being a special molding with larger wheels and wider spacing than the European 0-6-0 locos but I don't know if the idlers gears differ.

True, that's why the Moguls need the longer shaft motors unique to that chassis.
However I'm 95% sure that the idler gears are common to other locos.
I think that there are some small variations on width of teeth and the spacer/boss but the tooth profile, number and diameter are the same.

 

[dutchelm]

Sorry Mike but having pulled several Moguls apart I can say for sure that the chassis is unique being a special molding with larger wheels and wider spacing than the European 0-6-0 locos but I don't know if the idlers gears differ.

True, that's why the Moguls need the longer shaft motors unique to that chassis.
However I'm 95% sure that the idler gears are common to other locos.
I think that there are some small variations on width of teeth and the spacer/boss but the tooth profile, number and diameter are the same.

All I can add is my 2-6-2 HSB now has Mogul gears & runs

 

[Bill Barnwell]

All the same, I fix them, Bill