Installing The Scale Pilot Truck; Lubricating Your Commodore's Pullmor; Motor Armature - Lionel 777 Commodore Vanderbilt Hudson Instruction Manual

Maintaining and servicing your Commodore

Installing the scale pilot truck

Y
our Commodore comes factory-
equipped with a three-rail pilot
(front) truck for
operation. For
display, install
the scale pilot
truck.
Place your
Hudson upside
down on a soft,
protective sur-
face. Using hobby
pliers, remove the
retaining E-ring
from the center of
the truck. Next,
remove the large

Lubricating your Commodore's Pullmor

W
ith typical use, your Commodore will
require occasional
lubrication of its Pullmor

motor armature.

If you hear excess noise
during operation, or if the
locomotive seems to slow
down intermittently, you
may need to oil the arma-
ture bearings.
Turn the Commodore
over and place it on a soft,
protective surface.
Remove the trailing truck
mounting stud and the
14
slotted screw and washer at the rear of the
truck. Lift away the pilot truck, taking care to
Installing the three-rail pilot truck.
ash pan mounting screw.
keep the truck
spring in proper
position on the
boss.
Now, install
the scale pilot
truck over the
boss. Make sure
the
mount is to the
rear. Reinstall
the
E-ring. Finally,
reinstall
large
motor armature
®
Carefully remove the
trailing truck assembly
and apply a small
amount of oil (two
drops) at the locations
indicated in the illustra-
tion. The
should be oiled after
every 20 hours of oper-
ation. Reposition the
trailing truck assembly
and reinstall the screws.
screw
retaining
the
slotted
armature