Kato passenger cars

[SR39]

I have a set of Kato passenger cars that were produced about 2000 or a little earlier. Problem is that they uncouple at will. I understand that Kato came out with replacement couplers due to the fact they were defective. I didn't know about this until recently. Naturally, now they are no longer available. Does anyone know of a possible solution to this problem. I had considered body mounts or some other replacement. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Jim

 

[eddieb]

Jim, I know this reply is a little late, but my suggestion is to replace the couplers with MicroTrains. Have a look at http://www.micro-trains.com/00_conversions.htm and click on the Kato link. These are bullet proof couplers and in addition, to add a little more realism, when you add the MicroTrains couplers you can add some sprung diaphragms between the cars from American Limited. Trust me, these look really cool and prototypical. I hope this helps.