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Well, it’s a crocodile, alligators are only found in North America.

In the picture, there are six screws holding each side of the cab assembly together.  The motors are permanently sealed, so there is nothing to lubricate there.  In order to lube the drive gears, you would have pull the motors - unless there is a screw on the bottom that says “grease”.  This would allow you to inject grease without taking everything apart.  If you’re okay with pulling the motors, go ahead otherwise, I would just add a drop of oil on the points shown in the diagram and leave it at that.

Remember, use oil and grease sparingly.

Phil, following is a link to the MTH instructions for this locomotive:

https://mthtrains.com/sites/de...ction/20dl17452i.pdf

On page 42 they show the bottom of the locomotive, indicating the location of the body and motor screws.  If you are as inexperienced as you say, I would not start disassembling the body and motor.  Just add a tiny drop of oil to each axle point and the bushing between the drive wheels and the gear body, as well as a dot to each end of the pickup roller.  As long as the locomotive is operating smoothly and quietly, leave it alone.

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