TIP FOR UNDOING THE TABS. take the engine turn it upside town, put the bumper on the edge of the table, then put large flathead on the tab (as large as the tab itself) and STRIKE down, both will pop out. Repeat at the other end this time putting the hook up on the table. Takes 10 seconds to do without any apparent damage.
This is an old video - glad I found it. For others, who might have the same problem: my two little front wedges were jammed - I ended up breaking them off, and they are STILL stuck in their original spot… same with the back. No way we’re they going to come out with a wedge, so brute force did the trick. The little stews still hold down the train though, so if that’s what it takes to get it going again, it’s worth it. I also removed those little plastic pieces over the wheels, which are supposed to prevent dirt from getting in and stop the train automatically - ours kept jamming. Now I’ll get more dirt in - but it’s easy peasy taking off the top since the wedges are busted, haha - so that works for me, and the train runs smoothly!
Got our train working, thank you! The smaller red tabs on the back of ours ended up breaking off in my attempt to get it open, but it still holds together fine. Unfortunately in our case the little gear on the motor shaft is partially broken. I took out the broken piece that was locking the whole thing up and it works okay now but I feel like it's only a matter of time before the rest of the gear comes off the shaft and it stops working again.
Hi, i know you posted this video rather long ago. I have this duplo train for some time and have been wondering how to salvage the train. Always felt that it will be a waste to discard the whole system just becos of the "faulty" train. When i finally decided to do some research on how to repair, your website is the only reference. I was sceptical about my ability but i thought to myself - make or break. Fast forward - i took awhile to figure out but it was definitely rewarding when i saw the train fixed! 🎉 I just want to really thank you for the tips 😊
Hi guys! I have just repaired our train. This video was partly useful. Started with front side, managed to press the red thing while pushed an other screw where it is shown. But the front side was even harder and finally both red thing was broken. BUT! I am just writing to encourage everyone dont be affraid to try hard coz the rear red things dont hold/fixing anything.
Thanks a lot for this video! I had a different problem - train sounded like when green button is being pushed constantly even though it wasn't and wheels wouldn't move. I opened the train, cleaned contacts under green button and it start to work like before. I owe you a big smile from my son ;-)
I really do love hearing other people say they went for it. My approach to all things like this is "it's already broken. What am I gonna do, break it again?" May as well tear it open and see what you can find. Happy to hear you got it!
Thanks for sharing this info. My son has the train without the push button, it works but doesn't seem very powerful even with new batteries. Hopefully it's just dirt slowing down the gears because it's one of his favourite toys. Will give this a try, thanks!
Awesome vid! 3 screwdrivers or more are helpful.. also PRO tip: all muck you find in the gears and what not, jam that goo in the speaker to reduce the volume of the choo choo chuggana chuggana chuggana ..whoo hiiii sound.
@@TomBrueggen I just put a piece of tape over the holes in the back and sound is no longer any issue :) Those danish engineers.. I almost manufactured a tool for them "in out in"- plastic tabs but all and all.. 2 trains fixed and 2 happy kids!
Thank you for this video. I recently had a problem with a similar train: the wheels would not move when I pressed the button, but the sounds worked and I could feel the motor vibrating. I opened the train according to the directions on the video and then I also took apart the section holding the motor and the gears. To do this, I first removed the two screws near the top, then I pried the wheels off (put a flathead screwdriver between the wheel and the black plastic), and then I removed the two additional screws hidden by the wheels. I then disassembled everything and found that the plastic gear attached to the motor pin (the part that turns) had come loose. So what was happening was that the motor would spin, but the gear attached to the motor would not. I then superglued that little gear to the motor pin, let the glue dry, reassembled, and everything worked. Also note that the front wheels have a little magnet to tell the circuit board the front wheels are spinning. If the train is not on the ground, the back wheels will spin for only a few seconds, but putting the train on the ground (and causing the front wheels to turn) will cause the train to move for much longer. I share this just in case someone else has a similar problem of wheels not turning, but the motor clearly vibrating.
I recently acquired 3 duplo trains. I was able to get 1 of them apart, but the first one has a messed up gear, the second one is corroded and the third one doesn't have sound but don't worry because the wheels are squeaking SO loudly. I hope I can get at least one to work :(
Thanks for the video mate ! Mine is just making a grinding noise, i tried to pull it apart but these locomotives are clearly designed so they would break when you try to fix them :) So i gave up fearing i would wreck it.
They are designed so kids do not manage to open them.and hurt themselves or break sensitive parts. Not to prevent repair. To prevent repair they would add breaking points or glue it together. Both is not the case. one just has to learn to pry things open. Practice on some actually broken toys, you might need 15min of practice. If you are giving up because it is not trivial on the first attempt, well, you will never repair anything really.
I wonder how to modify this engine to add switch changing riding direction. I love to play with my daughter when we ride train on open tracks from one end to another. With such a switch w could leave train on tracks and let it go back without swapping its direction
Found at last :) Thanks for this video. It is a real help as I only suspected it disassembles like that. I don't want to brake some plastic. You say it stopped working just like that? My is still running but only lifted from the tracks. After I put in on the tracks it moves for some time and then starts to rattle as I would hold the weels. I suspect my kids helped the gears to worn down. Or something happens with that two breaks. I'm not sure you noticed. They are almost touching rear wheels. If you push them they block the wheels and they rattles again. We will see when I have some time. BTW mayby you or your kids would like to watch some of my movies. My channel was created for my first son. It's with videos he liked to watch. First with trains then with other machines , now with fire figrters and so on. P.S. I see it's not far from 1 mln views. Good job :) Greeting from Poland.
Pociągi Szymusia yes it just grinds terribly, as if it's biding and the gears are stripping. Then it just totally quit. Something about taking it apart and back together freed it up I guess .
HI, ITS QUITE OLD POST BUT.. FOR THE OTHERS: REMOVE THE BRAKES, IT WILL WORK NORMAL AGAIN.. just push the spring which is through the motor chassis and gently pull the plastic brake away, it will click and loose..
I freaking love LEGOs since I've been a child 30 years ago, but I can't get over how idiotic this tab based design is. Why? Oh God, WHY?! No matter what I try, the tabs doesn't get loose... I appreciate your efforts trying to explain it, but sadly it doesn't work for me. Sincerely, a frustrated dad.
Well I assume your train is broken if you’re trying to open it, so don’t be scared to break it more. Get rough with it! Read the other comments here. I think someone else suggested just bashing the edge of the counter or something ruthless like that. Good luck! :)
@@TomBrueggen If it were broken I'd do that, but it's not. It's just slowed down to a snail's pace because of all the hair it collected. I have two little girls here with lots and lots of loooong hair :) Thanks for the answer anyway!
those clips are so stupid. put screws and no clips or the opposite... it's a shame. you can open it but u'll ruin in some way the plastic near the clips. I hate these things, it's just stupid: lego if u don't want I open your train just glue it!
the train is not intended to disassembly.. the glue would not withstand the impact forces of many crashes, so the tabs are made massive to endure whatever kids do with the toy.. in my opinion it is made perfectly and i believe that they tested various ways of assembly and various ways of dropping/throwing that thing repeatedly before mass production..
This train is ugly by design. Afer 4 years of not usage battery leaked due to resistanse of circuit which circuit is not open when train is not enabled. After changing battery did not worked. Disasembled thanks hint from comment here. Did not contact one of battery. After contact sound has started to work, but did not move. Later on it started to drive. Now is ok. I have simmilar not lego train, and has mechanical switch. Battery did not leak and has worked after 4 years not used
TIP FOR UNDOING THE TABS. take the engine turn it upside town, put the bumper on the edge of the table, then put large flathead on the tab (as large as the tab itself) and STRIKE down, both will pop out. Repeat at the other end this time putting the hook up on the table. Takes 10 seconds to do without any apparent damage.
Thanks for sharing. I definitely marred mine up using a smaller screwdriver that dug into the plastic.
Thanks for this info -- worked great!
Comments worth 100 times more than video itseld 😂
That one worked very well, thanks!
3:05 the most interesting part of video has been cut off.. congrats..
Yes, also my thought. I suspect him of just having 2 models. Because opening the train is not without violence
This is an old video - glad I found it. For others, who might have the same problem: my two little front wedges were jammed - I ended up breaking them off, and they are STILL stuck in their original spot… same with the back. No way we’re they going to come out with a wedge, so brute force did the trick.
The little stews still hold down the train though, so if that’s what it takes to get it going again, it’s worth it. I also removed those little plastic pieces over the wheels, which are supposed to prevent dirt from getting in and stop the train automatically - ours kept jamming. Now I’ll get more dirt in - but it’s easy peasy taking off the top since the wedges are busted, haha - so that works for me, and the train runs smoothly!
Got our train working, thank you! The smaller red tabs on the back of ours ended up breaking off in my attempt to get it open, but it still holds together fine. Unfortunately in our case the little gear on the motor shaft is partially broken. I took out the broken piece that was locking the whole thing up and it works okay now but I feel like it's only a matter of time before the rest of the gear comes off the shaft and it stops working again.
Hi, i know you posted this video rather long ago. I have this duplo train for some time and have been wondering how to salvage the train. Always felt that it will be a waste to discard the whole system just becos of the "faulty" train. When i finally decided to do some research on how to repair, your website is the only reference. I was sceptical about my ability but i thought to myself - make or break. Fast forward - i took awhile to figure out but it was definitely rewarding when i saw the train fixed! 🎉
I just want to really thank you for the tips 😊
Thank you for NOT showing the most important part, nice job
Hi guys!
I have just repaired our train. This video was partly useful. Started with front side, managed to press the red thing while pushed an other screw where it is shown.
But the front side was even harder and finally both red thing was broken. BUT! I am just writing to encourage everyone dont be affraid to try hard coz the rear red things dont hold/fixing anything.
Thanks a lot for this video! I had a different problem - train sounded like when green button is being pushed constantly even though it wasn't and wheels wouldn't move. I opened the train, cleaned contacts under green button and it start to work like before.
I owe you a big smile from my son ;-)
I really do love hearing other people say they went for it. My approach to all things like this is "it's already broken. What am I gonna do, break it again?" May as well tear it open and see what you can find. Happy to hear you got it!
I had this too, up and running now! Thanks.
Thanks for sharing this info. My son has the train without the push button, it works but doesn't seem very powerful even with new batteries. Hopefully it's just dirt slowing down the gears because it's one of his favourite toys. Will give this a try, thanks!
Good luck!
Might want to check the gear on the motor shaft, mine got loose and needs to be glued to the shaft again
@@bartoszkrawczyk3946 ok mate thanks we'll try that!
Awesome vid! 3 screwdrivers or more are helpful.. also PRO tip: all muck you find in the gears and what not, jam that goo in the speaker to reduce the volume of the choo choo chuggana chuggana chuggana ..whoo hiiii sound.
Hahah! Genius!!!
@@TomBrueggen I just put a piece of tape over the holes in the back and sound is no longer any issue :) Those danish engineers.. I almost manufactured a tool for them "in out in"- plastic tabs but all and all.. 2 trains fixed and 2 happy kids!
The one I have has a sensor attached to the front axle so when the train derails and the front wheel does not turn the engine shuts off automatically.
Thank you for this video. I recently had a problem with a similar train: the wheels would not move when I pressed the button, but the sounds worked and I could feel the motor vibrating.
I opened the train according to the directions on the video and then I also took apart the section holding the motor and the gears. To do this, I first removed the two screws near the top, then I pried the wheels off (put a flathead screwdriver between the wheel and the black plastic), and then I removed the two additional screws hidden by the wheels. I then disassembled everything and found that the plastic gear attached to the motor pin (the part that turns) had come loose. So what was happening was that the motor would spin, but the gear attached to the motor would not. I then superglued that little gear to the motor pin, let the glue dry, reassembled, and everything worked. Also note that the front wheels have a little magnet to tell the circuit board the front wheels are spinning. If the train is not on the ground, the back wheels will spin for only a few seconds, but putting the train on the ground (and causing the front wheels to turn) will cause the train to move for much longer.
I share this just in case someone else has a similar problem of wheels not turning, but the motor clearly vibrating.
Thanks. Ours had dirt in one of the gears so would occasionally block (and start heating!). Now it's like new again!
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I recently acquired 3 duplo trains. I was able to get 1 of them apart, but the first one has a messed up gear, the second one is corroded and the third one doesn't have sound but don't worry because the wheels are squeaking SO loudly. I hope I can get at least one to work :(
This was great, thanks! Helped me fix an eBay purchase 3 days before Christmas. If you have Venmo or something, I'll buy you a beer!
Sure happy it helped! No need to buy the beer. Just click an amazon link and go buy a bunch of stuff for yourself 😂
Great instructions!
Thanks for the video mate ! Mine is just making a grinding noise, i tried to pull it apart but these locomotives are clearly designed so they would break when you try to fix them :) So i gave up fearing i would wreck it.
What’s the fear? Break it again? 😁
They are designed so kids do not manage to open them.and hurt themselves or break sensitive parts. Not to prevent repair. To prevent repair they would add breaking points or glue it together. Both is not the case. one just has to learn to pry things open. Practice on some actually broken toys, you might need 15min of practice. If you are giving up because it is not trivial on the first attempt, well, you will never repair anything really.
I am still not able to open it, maybe because you tell how to disassemble it without actually doing that?
I guess telling should be enough. Sorry I couldn’t hold the camera and show every step. It just snaps on and off.
I wonder how to modify this engine to add switch changing riding direction. I love to play with my daughter when we ride train on open tracks from one end to another. With such a switch w could leave train on tracks and let it go back without swapping its direction
We just do a reversed switch loop on each end of the track so the train turns itself around.
What lego set specifically is this from?
Thank you very much, for your help !!!
Good video
Thanks for watching
so cool, i recorded my first lego police video....yayyyyy - Jack
Absolutely helpful. May be you know where to buy some spare parts. If that is the case, could you please tell me where could I buy them? Thank you.
No actually I don't know. Sorry. I just took this one apart to see if I could find something obvious and easy to fix.
Thank you
Found at last :) Thanks for this video. It is a real help as I only
suspected it disassembles like that. I don't want to brake some plastic.
You say it stopped working just like that? My is still running but only
lifted from the tracks. After I put in on the tracks it moves for some
time and then starts to rattle as I would hold the weels. I suspect my
kids helped the gears to worn down. Or something happens with that two
breaks. I'm not sure you noticed. They are almost touching rear wheels.
If you push them they block the wheels and they rattles again. We will see
when I have some time.
BTW mayby you or your kids would like to watch some of my movies. My channel was created for my first son. It's with videos he liked to watch. First with trains then with other machines , now with fire figrters and so on.
P.S.
I see it's not far from 1 mln views.
Good job :)
Greeting from Poland.
Pociągi Szymusia yes it just grinds terribly, as if it's biding and the gears are stripping. Then it just totally quit. Something about taking it apart and back together freed it up I guess .
Great, let's hope it helps with mine, thanks.
HI, ITS QUITE OLD POST BUT.. FOR THE OTHERS: REMOVE THE BRAKES, IT WILL WORK NORMAL AGAIN.. just push the spring which is through the motor chassis and gently pull the plastic brake away, it will click and loose..
You saved my train. I only had to open it. And it started working. Not sure what was wrong
Happy it helped!
What is the motor size of this train? I took it apart and it is not a 130 motor, looks the same but it is bigger.
Honestly I don't know anything about the motor itself. I just took it apart to see if I could find something visually wrong.
Thanks! I never would have made it past those plastic clips.
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I freaking love LEGOs since I've been a child 30 years ago, but I can't get over how idiotic this tab based design is. Why? Oh God, WHY?! No matter what I try, the tabs doesn't get loose... I appreciate your efforts trying to explain it, but sadly it doesn't work for me. Sincerely, a frustrated dad.
Well I assume your train is broken if you’re trying to open it, so don’t be scared to break it more. Get rough with it! Read the other comments here. I think someone else suggested just bashing the edge of the counter or something ruthless like that. Good luck! :)
@@TomBrueggen If it were broken I'd do that, but it's not. It's just slowed down to a snail's pace because of all the hair it collected. I have two little girls here with lots and lots of loooong hair :) Thanks for the answer anyway!
Бесполезное видео, как снять корпус не показано, как снять двигатель не показано. ОТСТОЙ
You want to remove a weld where the red wire is.
Um
those clips are so stupid. put screws and no clips or the opposite... it's a shame. you can open it but u'll ruin in some way the plastic near the clips. I hate these things, it's just stupid: lego if u don't want I open your train just glue it!
the train is not intended to disassembly.. the glue would not withstand the impact forces of many crashes, so the tabs are made massive to endure whatever kids do with the toy.. in my opinion it is made perfectly and i believe that they tested various ways of assembly and various ways of dropping/throwing that thing repeatedly before mass production..
This train is ugly by design. Afer 4 years of not usage battery leaked due to resistanse of circuit which circuit is not open when train is not enabled. After changing battery did not worked. Disasembled thanks hint from comment here. Did not contact one of battery. After contact sound has started to work, but did not move. Later on it started to drive. Now is ok. I have simmilar not lego train, and has mechanical switch. Battery did not leak and has worked after 4 years not used
Pls delete this manual, because is unuseless.
Well if you consider it un-useless, then I suppose it’s quite useful, as so many others have said. Guess I’ll leave it up! Thanks.