Lubricating Your Locomotive - Lionel American Flyer ALCo PB-1 Owner's Manual

Maintaining and servicing your locomotive

Lubricating your locomotive

H
elp your locomotive lead a long and productive life on your railroad by maintaining it
properly.
We recommend that you purchase a Lionel Lubrication and Maintenance Kit (6-62927),
available from your Lionel dealer. Two basic rules to keep in mind: never over-lubricate (a
small amount will do), and avoid getting grease or oil on the locomotive's wheels or your
track. You'll know your locomotive requires lubrication when visual inspection reveals dryness
on the parts indicated in Figure 4 on page 11 or after every five hours of operation. The axles
operate in wide clearance bushings to allow the use of a grease lubricant rather than oil, so
axle and gear lubrication will only be necessary every couple of years of moderate use.
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