Replacing The Caboose's Rear Light - Lionel 6-31719 Owner's Manual

Rolling stock operations and maintenance

Replacing the caboose's rear light

T he rear of your caboose is illuminated by one flashing lamp, Lionel part no. 610-7606-009.
During the course of normal operations, this lamp may require replacement. Replacement
lamps are available at your authorized Lionel Service Center or from Lionel Service in
Chesterfield, MI.
1. Carefully lift the curved ends of the ladders out of the slots in the roof. Refer to Figure 7 on
page 10.
Be careful not to scratch the caboose roof with the ends of the ladders.
Caution!
2. Using a Phillips-head screwdriver, remove the screws from both ends of the car. Refer to
Figure 8 on page 10.
3. Lift away the body.
Note!
Be careful with the wires that attach the body to the frame.
4. Follow the two wires from the expired lamp to
their wire nut connections. Unscrew the two
wire nuts and separate the wires to free the
lamp. Push the expired lamp out through the
front of the housing. Refer to Figure 10.
5. To install the replacement lamp, slide the lamp
through the light tube, twist the end of each
wire to the exposed wires, and screw the wire
nuts over the ends to secure the connections.
6. Replace the body onto the frame. The two end
platform posts and the tabs that receive the
screws should be located inside the body.
7. Replace the screws at the ends of the car.
8. Carefully replace the ends of the ladders back
into the slots in the roof.
Feed wires through this opening
Figure 10. Rear lamp replacement
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