Installing The Locomotive Couplers (cont’d)
If the locomotive is to be mated up with a different scaled G-Gauge locomotive, freight or
passenger car, the height of the Proto-Coupler
™
may need to be adjusted. The proto-
Coupler comes installed in position “A”. To lower the Proto-Coupler to position “B”
unscrew it and add the spacer seen in figure 2 under the coupler. Then use the longer
screws provided to screw the Proto-Coupler back down. See Figure 3.
Note: When the Proto-Ccoupler
™
is installed in position B, the knuckle pin must be cut
off as shown in Fig. 4. The coupler pin has been “scored” so that it can be easily cut off
with a pair of snippers.
The Hook and Loop coupler mounts to the truck in the same manner as the Proto-
Coupler
™
(see Fig. 1 on page 3).
If a Kadee Coupler is to be installed, remove the MTH Proto-Coupler
™
or hook & loop
coupler & armature and install the separately purchased Kadee Coupler as seen in Figure
5. Follow the Kadee Coupler’s installation guide for complete details on installing the
coupler.
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Figure 2: Spacer
Figure 3a: Coupler Position A
Figure 4: Score Line For Knuckle Coupler Position B
Figure 5
Figure 3b: Coupler Position B
