Maintaining your locomotive
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Lubricating your steam locomotive (continued)
D
o not lubricate your locomotive’s electric motor. It has been pretested and all the necessary
moving parts have been sufficiently lubricated for life. If you have any difficulty operating
your engine, see the Lionel Service section for more information.
Replacing your locomotive’s traction tires
T
wo of the drive wheels are fitted with rubber traction tires to enhance tractive effort,
allowing your locomotive to pull many cars at once.
To replace the traction tires, simply use a 3/16” nut driver to remove the side rod screw from
the wheel and slip off the old traction tire. Refer to Figure 6. Install the replacement, Lionel part
no. 40-8047-206. Retighten the side rod screw, and you’re ready to pull that long freight back to
the yard.
Figure 6. Traction tire replacement
Traction tire
(Lionel part no. 40-8047-206)
Side rod screw
