I have an HO Lionel Veranda Turbine that has at most 30 minutes of run time on it. I bought it new, shortly after they came out and after a bit of running on my old layout, I moved and it has been stored in a closet inside the house ever since.

I recently took it out to run and it had the dreaded click and bump from each wheel rotation that I have found so often in P2K GP 7/9's. However, with the Turbine it only happens when running FWD. I have been told that NWSL make a replacement gear #2462-6 12T  but I can't get the axles out!

I take the two screws holding the truck cover plate out, and the cover plate comes loose but something is preventing it from lifting up enough to remove the axle? I don't want to pull on it or force it without knowing what I am dealing with?

Any help or advice would be very much appreciated.

Thank you,

Geoff