Lionel #182 Crane wiring

The best wiring diagram was already provided to you:

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...l-crane-wire-diagram

I'm not sure you can rely upon the colors (your's appears to have been rewired at some point), but you can rely on the numbers/position.

Start by tracing from the bottom and comparing with the diagram previously provided:

Thanks you BMORAN4 for the information and picture!

Here is a new question, It looks like there is 22AWG in the crane now, my question is could I use 24AWG or even a pair of 24AWG for each connection? I am just trying to use what I have on hand. If not I will just have to buy new wire.

Thanks for any help you can give!

I would use 22awg like the original.

It's a short run, (probably not much more than a foot?) so I think #24 will be fine.

Mike, what you are looking for at the motor is #3 or#5 on the wiring diagram. Those are the two field coil wires and now of them is the culprit I'm pretty sure. I hope the wire isn't broken off where it comes out of the field coil too close to make a connection. I really want to see that old Crane working. 

I just completed rewiring the Lionel 182 magnetic crane and it works fine. But I need information on what to lubricate the big plastic gear on top that rotates the crane left and right and the metal gears in the motor. The crane has been in storage for 40 yeas and no indication of any lubrication as far as I cane tell. Old Lionel tube grease from the 50's; Vaseline; maybe Kano Penephite - a combination of oils, solvents  and micro size graphite in suspension, or a Teflon type lubricant; or maybe a dry graphite lube? Thanks for any help, suggestions, or warnings.

Ted W

Hi Ted, sorry it took me so long to get back to you. Here is the lube I use on my cranes. Hope this helps.

That's ok Mike and thanks for the reply. I really was looking for a lube that contains PTFE and this one does.

Ted Walton