Removing Athearn Blue Box or RTR Trucks, Simplified.

Something I've been thinking about adding for some time now, finally got around to it. More Athearn topics to come.

In order to remove the trucks, you'll have to remove the body. That'll be explained in later Athearn clinics. Once the body is removed you can begin.

1. I prefer to use a thick, stiff Testors Hobby knife, to pry the cover off. I'd only recommend this if you have a THICK blade, that is not prone to breaking, otherwise use a flat head screwdriver! Slide the screwdriver/blade under the worm gear cover (Worm gear removed from this photo set for clarity).

2. Gently twist the screwdriver/blade, it should pry the cover outwards from its mounting pins. I keep my finger on the top of the cover to prevent it from flying away.

3. Lift the cover off. Now your truck is free. On a fully powered model, you'll have to remove the worm gear at this time, or when you let the truck drop out it will scramble and run away from you. The truck should simply drop out now.

Hope you enjoyed this simple how-to clinic!

© 2007, 2019, Josh Baakko, https://www.modelrailroadtips.com