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I am considering dusting off a couple of the Lionel G gauge sets ("Gold Rush Special" is one) I have from the late 80's-early 90's for an upcoming event.  I recall that the last time they were used, at least one loco squeaked quite a bit.

The instruction sheets indicate they are "permanently sealed" & require no service.   I find that hard to believe.  Has any one cracked open one of these units open to see what, if any, sort of lube & cleaning they typically may need?   Thank you all... and have a great weekend!   Ron     

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Sorry, I don't have any or ever worked on them. I do work on my own engines though.

Maybe something on the Lionel site?

https://www.lionelsupport.com/...=&productNumber=

I bet there's a couple of techs here that have been inside one. I believe they are very simple and straight forward.

I usually oil my side rods, axles at the bearing area, and any moving parts that need it. I don't have any G engines with plastic rods though.

 

Engineer-Joe posted:

Sorry, I don't have any or ever worked on them. I do work on my own engines though.

Maybe something on the Lionel site?

https://www.lionelsupport.com/...=&productNumber=

 

Joe, thank you for the tip on linking to the Lionel Support site.   (I never would have though that they would have data on what turned out to be an odd-ball Lionel product from 28 years ago!)  I found exploded diagrams for both of my Lionel Large Scale 0-6-0 & 0-4-0 locos.  It may be a bit tricky to remove those bottom plates, though.  It looks like if you attempt to do so, a whole bunch of springs & brushes may pop out.  The diagrams, appear to show that they jut from the side edges of the bottom plates to contact with the inside of each drive wheel.  I will report back!   

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