Rail King Amtrak F59PH Operation manual - page 14
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Traction Tire Replacement Instructions
Your locomotive is equipped with two neoprene rubber traction tires on each
powered truck block. While these tires are extremely durable, you may need to
replace them at some point.
First, remove the truck sides from the truck block. To do this, you will need to
remove the trucks from the chassis as described in the Lubrication Section on page
12. Once the trucks are removed, remove the truck side frames from each side of
the truck by removing their mounting screws (Shown below)on top of the tr uck.
Once the truck side frames are removed follow the below.
1. Make sure the old tire has been completely removed from the groove in the drive
wheel, using a razor blade or small flathead screwdriver to pry away any remains.
2. Slip the new tire onto the wheel. You may find it useful to use two small
flathead screwdrivers to stretch the tire over the wheel.
3. If you twist the tire while
stretching it over the wheel,
you will need to remove and
reinstall the tire. Otherwise
your engine will wobble while
operating.
4. Make sure the tire is fully
seated inside the groove. Use a
razor blade to trim away any
excess tire that doesn’t seat
itself inside the groove
properly.
5. Reassemble in reverse order.
One set of replacement tires is
packaged with the model. Additional
tires are available directly from the M.T.H. Parts Department (Order online:
www.mth-railking.com, e-mail: parts@mth-railking.com,Fax: 410-423-0009,
Phone: 410-381-2500, Mail: 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia MD 21046-
1532, ).
Figure 7. Truckside Screws
(Reference Picture Only-
Actual Model May Look Different)
RailKing
Diesel R-T-R Freight/Passenger Set w/Proto-Sound® 2.0
F59PH
Truckside Screws