Installing And Operating Hook And Loop Couplers; Engine Installation - Lionel THOMAS & FRIENDS Owner's Manual

Train operations

Installing and operating hook and loop couplers

T he hook and loop style couplers included
with this set may be used in place of the
knuckle couplers that are installed on the
engine and coaches. To replace the couplers
follow the instructions below.
Annie and Clarabel
Turn the coach over and remove the screw
securing each coupler. Remove the knuckle
coupler and place the hook or loop coupler
in its place, aligning the screw post with the
third hole in the coupler mounting tab (the
hole that is furthest away from the end of
the coupler). Replace the screw to secure the
coupler.
On Clarabel, place one coupler with an
attached hook on the end of the coach with
the painted face. Place a coupler with loop
only on the other end of the coach.
On Annie, place a coupler with loop only
on the end of the coach with the painted
ANNIE
HOOK SIDE OF COUPLER
Lionel Part No. 818-5120-401 (with hooks)
Make sure that the hook is attached between the two ribs on the loop side
Figure 10. Hook and loop coupler.
face. Place a coupler with hook and loop on
the other end of the coach.

Engine installation

Loosen the two rear screws on the bottom of
the engine. Carefully lift the rear cover plate
off the gear box and slide the coupler off its
pivot post.
Slide a coupler with hook and loop over the
pivot post. Be sure the centering tab pin fits in
the support post inside the gear box. Use the
first coupler mounting hole (nearest the end
of the coupler). Tighten the two cover screws.
To couple the Annie and Clarabel coaches
together, simply push the hook into the
center of the loop, being careful to locate
the hook between the ribs. To uncouple the
coaches, push the tab on the hooked coupler
of the Annie coach. Refer to Figure 10.
UNCOUPLER
BUTTON
RIBS
of the coupler!
11
CLARABEL
LOOP SIDE OF COUPLER
818-5120-405 (without hooks)