Rail King Alco PA AA Operator's Manual - Maintenance
Maintenance
Lubricating and Greasing Instructions
The engine should be well oiled and greased in order to run properly.
Regularly lubricate all axles and pickup rollers to prevent squeaking.
Use light household oil, such as that found in M.T.H.'s maintenance
kit. Do not over oil. Use only a drop or two on each pivot point.
The locomotive’s internal gearing was greased at the factory and should not
need additional grease until after 50 hours of operation or one year, whichever
comes first. Follow the greasing instructions below. Note that in some tightly
packed engines you may need to move internal components temporarily in order
to access the gears.
1. To access the gear box, remove the cab from the chassis by unscrewing the
body mount screws as seen in Figure 4 and lifting the cab from the chassis.
2. Once the cab is removed, remove the trucks by unscrewing the black Phillips
motor mount screw located on the underside of the drive trucks (see Fig. 6).
3. Once the motor mount screw has been removed, pull the motor away from the
truck block and lightly coat the motor worm gear and bronze drive gear (in the
truck block) with grease.
Railking Alco PA AA Diesel Engine Proto-Sound®2.0
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DO NOT
OVER OIL
DO NOT
OVER OIL
DO NOT
OVER OIL
Motor Mount Screw
Body Mount Screws
Body Mount Screws
Figure 4. Body Removal Screw Locations
Figure 3. Lubrication Points on the Locomotive
Motor Mount Screw
Lubricate Pick Up Roller Axles (L)
Lubricate All Wheel Axles (L)