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New member 5 posts Rocoman New member 5 posts
Rocoman

Hopefully someone out there in the MRH modelling world can help sort my problem.

I live in England and I bought a second-hand sound MTH Mohawk at a train show and I want to separate the boiler and cab from the running gear to do some checking and maybe oiling and greasing as it's got a bit of a whine. The loco came with some paperwork but it didn't include an exploded view showing parts and how to get the body off. I've never had an MTH loco before and there's nothing on their website about how to do any maintenance and at the price I paid I don't want to damage the loco. I e-mailed MTH three weeks ago asking how to do the dismantle but apart from an acknowledgement haven't received anything.

Does anyone know if there is a site which could help or if there's a Mohawk owner who could advise on the right way to do it?  It's a good loco but I can't access all 28 functions on my Roco Z21 DCC unit. From what I've already read DCC and DCS don't get on really well together so I guess that's the problem. Any suggestions on this issue would be appreciated too.  And, thanks in advance....   
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jlrc47 Regular poster 401 posts
jlrc47

Found this on MTH site

Found this on MTH site http://mthtrains.com/parts  Then searched 80-3123-1 which is New York Central 4-8-2 L-3a Mohawk Steam Engine 

"Unfortunately, we do not yet have an exploded-view diagram of item 80-3123-1. Please choose one of the links below to see a list of common parts of that type."

No help for you but some info you may or may not know.

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Amherst Railway Society   HHJ YouTube channel

 
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PAPat Regular poster 283 posts
PAPat

Link to the guide

Joe almost got you home.  If you search for the product on the MTH site, you can find links to the manual that came with the engine:

http://mthtrains.com/sites/default/files/download/instruction/80st16218i.pdf

I'm using the part number Joe provided above, so if this is incorrect, perform a product search with the correct part number and then click the tab called "support".  You will  find a link to the PDF there.

Good luck, I personally like the MTH product line - especially the newer offerings.

-bill
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Rocoman New member 5 posts
Rocoman

Accessing MTH Mohawk

Thanks for those replies. I went back on the MTH site after Bill's message but not any information there yet on what I'm looking for, though Joe's post gives me hope that MTH may eventually get around to it. I may just start carefully undoing some screws and see how I fare as the noise the loco is making is a concern. 

Can't understand why no exploded view and, so far MTH customer care hasn't been any help. It's not exactly a new item. I also run German DB/DR Roco Modeleisenbahn locomotives, some with sound, and they give an excellent detailed exploded view and parts list and it's all online too.  There's a huge gap in the difference in customer care between MTH and Roco.   
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