Peg perego thomas the train and track Clarabel that wont move after teens tried to ride on it. The sounds and lights works, no movement on the one front wheel wont spineven when tried by hand.

Ivan Maric

• 18 Answers
• Posted on Sep 04, 2012

SOURCE: my thomas the train ride on toy wont move unless

A few things can cause this: The battery is weak/bad. The connector at the battery might be worn out and have intermittent contact. Those are fairly easy things to check. Next, the GO button might be worn out internally (high resistance contacts)-believe it or not, the whole motor current goes through that switch. You would need to remove top of the roof to access the button. Or, open the speaker cover, pull out the control board and bypass Go switch wires to check for train proper operation. As you are already there, inspect the control/sound board. The last thing that comes to my mind is the motor itself, it is under the seat. Check contacts to motor, plus you can spray contact cleaner or, if you don't have anything else, alcohol. Avoid using WD40 - it does the job, but collects new dirt very very fast). There is always a chance of pinched/loose wire, or mechanical problem with gear assembly/jamming or so.

Adam Fjeld

• 1508 Answers
• Posted on Dec 14, 2012

SOURCE: i need to replace the motor in my thomas ride on train but can't figure out how to get it apart - suggestions?

you'll have to pull the rear wheels off then pull the motor off of the axle