Motor Service Tools

Most Tools where designed to service motors in older Lionel Engines but can be used on other brands.
A few tools where designed with other brands & newer version.

Can Motor Tool Set $72

  • Design to take off Worm gears & Flywheels/Encoders of can motors found in Lionel & MTH modern model trains
  • Can be use with Arbor Press
  • Harden Pin smaller than the shaft dia.
  • Holder can be used on the Pin.
  • Holder can also be used for the motor when pressing Flywheel or gear back on. 
  • Flywheel/Encoder Plate & Shim. 
  • Shim for Flywheel that has a magnet & it hangs down. Do NOT press on the magnet, it will break easily. Use shim so you press on the brass part.
  • Roll rubber piece & place in the clamp size you need. Then slide the gear into the clamp. Center the clamp on gear then tighten very, very tight. You may need to cut extra rubber off to see. Setup in press with pin & press gear off.
  • Only need to tighten the 2 bolts
  • Rubber pieces are used to protect worm gear from damage in the clamping. Also provides more grip.

Lionel Horizontal Motor Press Cup Set $59

– Can be use with Arbor Press or Hammer

– Hardened Pin is the same as large pin for our Large Gauge Wheel Puller

– Used to press out shaft or Worm drives from motor housing. Pin holder can also be used to finish press gear back on.

– Other side can be used to tight the riveted stud that hold the Fields on motor housing.

Kit includes:

  • 2 Side Motor Cup

  • Hardened Pin

  • Pin Holder

Armature Pionion Puller & Press Block Set $68

– This tool was designed to pull & replace stripped or worn out pinion gears on the armature used in many Lionel Trains. 

– Can be used in an Arbor Press.

– The tool is machined out of solid aluminum Shaft Block & Pinion Press, Steel Crossbar & Lower Jaws

– Shaft Block has (3) 1/8″ hole at 3/16″, 3/8″ & 1/2″ depths. Used for holding shaft at 90 when pressing pinion gear on w/o pressing on the commutator. Also when pressing in a new shaft, it will fully support the commutator.– requires 3/16″ hex wrench & Phils
screwdriver

– requires 3/16″ hex wrench & Phils screwdriver

 

– See drawing for max gear sizes

Kit includes:

  • Pinion Puller
  • Shaft block
  • Pinion Press
  • Lower Jaw for small Pinions
  • Lower Jaw for large Pinion

Armature Press Cup Set $38

– Used to press out or reinstalling a shaft or Worm drives from armature.

– The tool is machined out of solid aluminum

– Can be use with Arbor Press

– Designed around Lionel Armatures found in their Standard & O Gauge engines.

 

Kit includes:

  • Cup 1 for 1″ & 1-1/4″ Armature

  • Cup 2 for 1-1/8″ Armature

  • 3/32″ X 1″ Hardened Pin

Brush Plate - Pre War Lionel $24

This installation tool is to hold the brush in the brush plate as you install it.

 

Brush Plate - Post War Lionel $24

This installation tool is to hold the brush in the brush plate as you install it.

 Direction

1.     First load the brushes & springs into the brush plate holder.

2.     Cover back side with Plate. (Optional to use the screws to hold holder to plate)

3.     Now install both the plate & holder back on engine.

4.     If installed remove the screws holding Brush plate to Install plate.  

5.     Slide the plate out from under the brush plate holder.

6.     Screw the brush plate back in place.

Brush Plate - Pre War American Flyer $26

This installation tool will push the brush spring in so you can slide the wire into brush holder.

Works on American Flyer Standard (Wide), O, S & HO Pre-war engines.

 

 

Gear Centering Press Tool: $33

  • This tool is designed to center the gear on the axle of the Lionel 726, 736 and the Turbines such as the 671 and 2020.
    May work on other but tested on engines listed

  • These engines have a worm drive and that gear needs to be centered to work properly.
  • This tool will center the axle on the gear in two presses.

  • Tool has pockets on both ends to prevent damaging the bushing.

  • Tool bottoms out on the case, not against bushings

  • Recommend flipping engine & us the end with pre-set depth on both sides

  • One side has a pre-set depth hole to press the axle on.

  • The other side is hollow and will support the bushing as you press the axle on & off the gear.

  • Can be used in a Standard Arbor Press, Vice or with a hammer.

  • Machined from solid Steel
  • Gears & Bushings must be in good shape or centering the gear will not work correctly.

Frame Spreader Tool: $35

  • Frame Spreading Tool that allows fiber pick up plates to be removed with wheels on Lionel motors.

  • Allen Wrench inculded

Limited qty available as it one of the few tools we don’t make in-house