Replacing Your Locomotive's Traction Tire - Lionel 73-0020-250 Owner's Manual

Maintaining and servicing your set

Replacing your locomotive's traction tire

O
ne of the locomotive's drive wheels is fitted with a rubber traction tire to enhance tractive
effort, allowing your locomotive to pull many cars at once.
To replace the traction tire, simply unscrew the drive rod nut from the wheel using a 3/16"
nut driver. Refer to Figure 11. Remove the old traction tire from under the drive rod and slip
on the replacement, Lionel part no. 600-0242-206. Replace the spacer, retighten the drive rod
nut, and you're ready to pull that long freight back to the yard.
Figure 11. Traction tire replacement
driver rod nut
spacer
lionel part no. 600-0242-206
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