Adjusting The Livestock Car Doors - Lionel 13150 Hudson Steam Freight Owner's Manual

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Adjusting the Livestock Car doors

T he two small doors on the side of your Livestock Car fold down to allow the figures to shuffle
over them. Due to the movement that may occur in transit or the variations in your track,
you may find that you need to re-adjust these doors so that they rest properly on top of the
corral ramp protrusions.
Determine if any adjustment is needed
1. Set up and wire the corral and the OTC Contactor.
2. Position the Livestock Car on the track in front of the stockyard. Line up the small doors
with the corral ramps.
3. Press the activation button and watch as the doors open. They should rest on top of the
protrusions at the ends of the corral ramp.
• If the doors rest evenly on the ramp, the figures should be able to travel through the car
and the corral without a problem. Adjusting the doors is not necessary.
• If there is a gap between the doors and the ramp, you will need to adjust one or both of
the doors. Follow the steps in the next section.
Make the necessary adjustments
1. With the Livestock Car on the track, slide open the large door between the two smaller doors.
2. Use your fingers or a screwdriver to fully raise the exposed metal rod to cause the small
doors to swing out.
3. As illustrated in Figure 14, with the rod in the fully raised position, grasp the rod with a pair
of pliers to prevent it from rotating, then position the two doors so that they rest flatly on the
protrusions at the ends of the corral ramp.
4. Release the rod and allow the doors to return to the closed position.
5. Close the large door between the two smaller doors.
Figure 14. Door adjustment
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Corral ramp