Replacing Your Locomotive's Traction Tires - Lionel Hudson Owner's Manual

Maintaining your locomotive
Lubricating your steam locomotive (continued)
Do not lubricate your locomotive's electric
motor. It has been pretested and all the nec-
essary moving parts have been sufficiently
lubricated for life at the factory. If you have

Replacing your locomotive's Traction Tires

T wo of the drive wheels are fitted with rub-
ber Traction Tires to enhance tractive
effort, allowing your locomotive to pull
many cars at once.
To replace the Traction Tires, simply
unscrew the drive rod nut from the wheel
any difficulty in the operation of your
engine, see the Lionel Service section for
more information.
and slip off the old Traction Tire. Remove it
from under the drive rod. Place the new one
on the wheel and retighten the drive rod nut.
You're ready to pull that long freight back to
the yard.
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