winter wonderland train

[Anonymous]

I have a Winter Wonderland trainset. It has a 4-4-2 steam engine.
There is only one wheel with the rubber on it, the instructions say there should be two . What is correct?
Too smoke is very faint I can hardly see it coming out, is there a way to get more smoke?
Is there any good house hold items that are good to use for lubrication of the engine or should I just buy the Lionel kit?

[lionelsoni]

Automotive grease for gears, light oil for bearings.

[Buckeye Riveter]

Automotive grease for the gears [?][?][?][?][?][?] Never heard of that one but who knows it might work, but not outside.

[Big_Boy_4005]

When it comes to traction tires, it is easy to tell which wheels get them and which ones don't. There should be a rim molded onto the wheel to help the tire stay on. No rim, no tire.

Be careful with lubricants and plastics, plastics are made from oil.

[daan]

Automotive grease for gears is perfect. He's not meaning motor oil, but the grease used in pivot points in the car, Lithium grease. I use it too, has a very high melting point and can handle low temperatures as well. It's perfect for wormgears, less suitable for gears mounted on the outside of the gearbox. (older steamengines) Never use the oil which is used to loosen rusted bolts with, that's ordinary dieseloil and is not lubricating!
I use WD40 for axle bearings, but any 4in1oil will do.

[Anonymous]

Well Daan from Holland thanks for the info. In the future I will try to use my brain first. Or when you see one of my postings don't reply.

[wrmcclellan]

Be careful of use of lithium and other petroleum based bearing grease. If gears are all metal then it is OK. If plastic, avoid heavy petroleum based lubricants as there are chemical components that weaken and soften many plastics, sometimes to the point of destruction.

If gears are plastic, use a teflon based lubricant.

Your local hobby shop (e.g. RC cars and stuff) should carry appropriate lubricants and can answer many questions on proper use and application.

For those of us that used to rebuild automobile engines and repack our own bearings, Lubriplate or Lubriplate 105 is an excellent lubricant for metal gearing.

For plastic gears, Super Lube is a good teflon based grease.

For all gears - Lubriplate or Super Lube are good as they stick to the gear surfaces where light oils will wear off very quickly.

Regards,
Roy