Pacific A5A Railcar Operating, Maintenance And Parts Manual page 3

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INTRODUCTION
THE
FAIRMONT
3
AND
SPEED AUTOMATIC GEAR BOX.
TO TOW
TRAI LERS.
FRAME
THE
FRAME CONSISTS O F STRUCTURA L STEE L MEMBERS REINFORCED WITH GUSSET
P LATES TO MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT.
BRAKE RIGGING
A STEE L
AND
THE LIFT TUBE.
AXLES
THE
DIFFERENTIA L
INDEPENDENT
SET-OFFS EASIER.
ENCLOSED
TO BE USED
:/J
AXLE BEAR INGS
-
DOUBLE ROW TAPER RO LLER BEARINGS IN
GREASE
LUBRICATION IS STANDARD.
IS TRANSMITTED
CONVENTIONA L THRUST C O L LARS.
LATERA L L Y
W HEELS
16''
DIAMETER
A
FEW
MINUTES
CONSERVING THE
E LECTRICA L L Y INSU LATED
ENG INE AND GEAR BOX
6
A
CY LINDER
TRANSM ISS ION
THE
ENGINE TRANSMISSION I S CONNECTED T O THE
AXLE BY MEANS O F
FUL LY
ENCLOSED
BEVE L GEARS.
IN OIL.
THE
O THER,
CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT COMPANY
A5A
MEDIUM
DUTY GANG CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE
AND
TO
AID IN EMERGENCY
LIFT TUBE,
AND
AT BOTH ENDS A STEE L
FRONT AXLE ALLOWS EACH WHEE L
OF THE OTHER.
THE SING LE PIECE REAR AXLE INCORPORATES A
DIRECTIONA L
GEAR BOX,
FOR EITHER
FORWARD OR REVERSE TRAVEL.
.·f"
DIRECT L Y
FROM THE WHEEL
.
FOR AX LE
END
P L A
DEMOUNTABLE WHEELS ARE
WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH THE HUB WHICH REMAINS
ORIGINAL TRACK GAUGE.
FROM THE
HOLDEN
ENGINE WITH STANDARD TRIMATIC GEAR BOX IS
A PROPE L LER
DIRECTIONA L GEAR
THE BEVE L
GEARS ARE MOUNTED
A C LUTCH ENSURES
SMOOTH
WHEN OPERATED BY
OPERATORS
DESCR IPT ION
IT IS
DESIGNED TO
STEEL RAIL
SKIDS ARE
SET-OFFS.
DRAWBAR
AND
THIS GIVES SAFE TRACKING ON-CURVES AND
WHICH AL LOWS THE ENGINE TRANSMISSION SPEEDS
DUST
PROOF
CONSTRUCTION IS SUCH THAT LATERA L
HUBS TO THE BEARING
THE AX LE BEARING CASTINGS CAN BE A D JUSTED
AND
A L IGNMENT.
FITTED.
THE WHEE LS CAN BE REPLACED IN
ALL WHE E L S ARE IDENTICA L
FRAME.
DIRECTIONA L
SHAFT,
INCORPORATING UNIVERS A L
BOX CONTAINS A PINION GEAR AND
ON TAPER R O L LER BEARINGS AND . RUN
SHIFTING
FROM ONE
A
LEVER BE LOW THE HINGED ENGINE COVER.
MAINTENANCE
AND
8
CARRY UP TO
FITTED
TO PROTECT THE
EACH END
OF THE
IS
ANCHORED TO
AXLE SECTION TO TURN
FU L L Y
CASINGS ARE USED AT EACH END.
CONE,
E LIMINATING
ON THE AX LE,
AND
FITTED.
GEAR BOX O N
JOINTS.
TWO
DIRECTIONA L
POSITION TO·
MANUAl
MEN AND
FRAME HAS
THE
FRAME
MAKES
THRUST
THUS
THE REAR
THE
LARGE

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