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Basically, what is it??

 

I was reading a George Brown write-up in the June, 2009 issue entitled "Postwar Growler".  Here's his statement: "....the idler gear between the motor's armature shaft and the truck's worm shaft.  Young owners frequently fail to keep this gear and its axle lubricated so they wear out prematurely."  He does NOT show an image though

 

I tried just now to find a schematic on Lionel's web site but couldn't find one.

 

Since I have a 2343 I want to make sure that I'm lubing everything.  I think I am but want to understand George's comment to be sure.

 

As always, thanks - walt

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I suggest you go to Olsens Toy Train Parts website, and scroll down to the bottom of the homepage, and look for the "Library" link.  That will take you to a page with choices, for further searching.  Click on "Postwar Locos", and scroll down to the 2343 loco, and it has about 5 pages of information.  It will give you diagrams of various parts to this loco, and you can see the "Idler gear" that is mentioned.  It is two gears on the end of the motor armature, that would need to be lubricated.  The lubricant and choice of oils, is up to you, as to what works for you, or others have recommended.  This should take care of what you want to know.  Good luck.

Glad I could point you in the right direction.  Olsen's Library is my go to site, when I find something that isn't in my repair manual (K-line by Aurotech, which is abridged version).  Other sites of interest for Postwar stuff are Tandem-Associates, Postwar Lionel Library, and a few more that can describe variations, and what was available for Postwar.  Have fun.

Although a clean and freshly lubed idler is crucial, keep on going.  IIRC, with the motor assembly removed from the truck, access to the inner gearing of the axles becomes obvious.  With the access plate removed you'll see exactly where more cleaning plus grease and oil is needed to fully lubricate the entire drivetrain.  But then, I'm sure George would have mentioned this.

 

Bruce

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