Replacing Your Locomotive's Traction Tire - Lionel 73-0211-250 BNSF GP38 Owner's Manual

Maintaining and servicing your set

Replacing your locomotive's traction tire

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our locomotive is equipped with four traction tires. These rubber tires increase the trac-
tive effort of your locomotive, allowing it to pull more cars at once. During the course
of normal operations, the traction tires may become worn out. Because you must remove the
trucks and the side frames to access the wheels, we recommend that you have the traction tires
replaced by your Factory-Trained Authorized Lionel Service Center.
Replacing your locomotive's lamps
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our locomotive is illuminated by three 12-volt lamps. One lamp illuminates the rear lights,
another illuminates the front lights, and one illuminates the cab interior. During the course of
normal operations, they may require replacement.
To replace the expired lamp, remove the four body screws (see Figure 14 on page 23) and care-
fully lift the body away from the frame. Take care with the various wiring assemblies connected to
the shell.
Locate the assembly containing the expired lamp, which is held in position by a retaining bracket.
Refer to Figure 15. Carefully remove the lamp assembly from the bracket, then gently pull the
expired lamp from its socket. Replace the expired lamp with Lionel part no. 6308352311, available
from your Factory-Trained Authorized Lionel Service Center or Lionel Service. For more informa-
tion, see page 28. Reinstall the body and secure it with the four body screws.
Figure 15. Lamp replacement
Lionel part no. 6308352311
Lionel part no. 6308352311
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