Rusty Traque posted:
I gave all bearing surfaces a drop oil per the manual. The owner expressed concern about lubrication on the worm gear, so I removed the cover plate. I found the spur gear essentially dry although some residual oil seemed to be present, (It appears the only thing Lionel lubes is the pilot/trailing truck pivots and sliding surfaces) so I gave the spur gear a dab of LaBelle 106 Teflon grease. I also added a drop of oil to the inside of the driver bearings before buttoning it back up.
Rusty
Which cover plate did you remove, please? The one on the bottom with a bunch of screws? Did the guts try to fly out when the cover was removed? Any difficulties reattaching it?