User's Manual

Maintaining and servicing your set

Replacing your locomotive’s traction tire

ne of the locomotive’s drive wheels is ﬁt-

ted with a rubber traction tire to enhance

tractive effort, allowing your locomotive to pull

many cars at once.

To replace the traction tire, simply unscrew

the drive rod nut from the wheel using a

3/16” nut driver. Refer to Figure 10. Remove

the old traction tire from under the drive rod

and slip on the replacement, Lionel part no.

6000222108. Replace the spacer, retighten the

drive rod nut, and you’re ready to pull that

long freight back to the yard.

Figure 10. Traction tire replacement

Driver rod nut

Spacer

Lionel part no.

6000242206

Replacing your locomotive’s headlamp

our locomotive is equipped with an LED style headlight for longer life. Please contact your near-

est Lionel Service Center or Lionel Service if this need replacing.