More a topic for the Continental discussion but the wider forum might well be better placed to provide the answer.
I have a Fleischmann Class 194 with a split gear.
Does anyone know where I can get it fixed?
All the very best
Les
Is it definitely a split and not grit in the gear teeth? Is the gear loose on the axle?
If you can get hold of the part it shouldn't be difficult to replace the gear yourself using a gear puller tool, or you may find they expect you to buy a complete wheelset with gear (in which case check if you need a plain wheelset or one with traction tyre).
[edit] Looking at the service sheet for the 194 you buy complete wheelsets with or without gears and with or without traction tyre.
Fleischmann spares can usually be found, either ordering direct from Fleischmann, from somewhere like Gaugemaster, or checking spare part specialists such as Spur-N Teile (though I think some of theirs are recovered parts rather than brand new). Ebay often has a few bits and pieces.
Have you identified the part you need from the service sheet?
For things like gears it is also possible to find 3rd party gears if you cannot get the originals. You need to know the gear measurements and calculate the MOD value. I use 3rd party sources to replace split plastic gears with brass. Not cheap but I'd rather have brass gears any day.
Having stripped it right down and removed a hair from one bogie, then examined each gear in turn under a lens I reassembled it. Nothing visible on any of the gears. The exploded diagram in the instructions varied from reasonably helpful to totally useless.
It still clicks and judders when running in one direction but is smooth in the other. However it looks like it will have to do at least one show in that condition as my Minitrix Class 193 stopped dead while running a train and currently can't be persuaded to do anything at all. I suspect it has picked up a bit of Woodland Scenics tree- these shed bits no matter what glue is used to attach them (their own glue being the worst in my experience).
The 193 is not helped by not having an instruction sheet (second hand purchase) and having bogies that a) don't seem attached the same way as everyone else's (pin through a gear centre) and b) have a base plate which is held on with a screw but which once said screw is removed still doesn't want to come off.
Just luck that both locos for a particular train have the same problem.
Les
If the 194 is having problems don't run it at the show, wait until you've fixed it. Did you remove one bogie at time and narrow it down to which bogie has the problem? Did you try gently turning the gears on their axles? You won't necessarily see the split. It's very unlikely to be an intermediate gear or tower gear which has split as they usually run loose on their shafts.
Has the track/panto switch worked loose on the Minitrix 193?
Minitrix service sheets an usually be found easily enough, either on the Trix/Minitrix site itself or there are at least two 3rd party sites I refer to sometimes for service sheets. Do you know he model number?
I don't have a Minitrix E93 type in my fleet (only old and new Arnold versions) so I've never had one apart, but as an example the #12117 service sheet seems to have short screws either side of the bogie, rather than the old style pin.
https://www.nsesoftware.nl/vdweerdt_nl/manuals/minitrix/pdf/minitrix_12117.pdf (https://www.nsesoftware.nl/vdweerdt_nl/manuals/minitrix/pdf/minitrix_12117.pdf)
I loosened the underside of one bogie on the 193 and prised it open as far as it would allow. When I put it back together it then ran smoothly and has continued like that for several circuits. I must have got lucky and dislodged whatever had jammed it (which I'm still certain was a bit of Woodland Scenics tree...)
With a deal of lubrication the 194 is getting better. It is good enough to be spare to the 193. I had the bogies off in turn. One was free immediately. The other I dismantled and examined each gear in turn before replacing it. This one is mostly free but has an occasional catch- as if a gear either has a split or a slight burr. Looking at each gear there isn't anything visible under the glass, and the clicking every revolution has ceased. There is just an occasional click and hesitancy in reverse. On the layout it never has to travel in reverse (no.2 end leading) as it is set up with only a coupling at no.2 end so no.1 end leads always.
Meanwhile the Hobbytrains Tauri and Vectrons on the big through trains have all been tested and none is showing any hestiancy whatever. Just a matter of getting the vintage locos running well, the best being an ancient Minitrix 144 with a hard-wired DCC chip.
Les