Tire-Traction - Lionel Heisler Owner's Manual

Maintaining and servicing your locomotive

Tire-Traction

Y our locomotive is equipped with Tire-
Traction. This means that two of the
drive wheels are fitted with rubber traction
tires to enhance tractive effort allowing your
locomotive to pull many cars at once.
Lionel has provided extra traction tires to
replace the installed traction tires if they
ever wear out. The traction tires on the third
set of drivers are replaced by unscrewing the
drive rod screw using a 3mm nut driver. Slip
off the old traction tire and remove it from
under the drive rod. Place the new traction
tire on the wheel and re-tighten the drive
rod screws.
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