Lost my lube instructions; sorry

[FJ and G]

My basement is a REAL mess and I need a tip or 2 please b/c lost owner's manual.

I just lubed the exposed gears on my SD-45 Williams and she's running great. I'll have pictures by tomorrow morning (ran the train in a light rain) (BB the beagle is watching the train go round and round on an indoor test track)

Is there some other part of the loco that needs grease besides the gears?

Second question. Generally speaking, what needs oiling? I believe the axles are self lubricating and I'm on R/C so not using the rollers.

Thanks in advance.

And yes, I used the grease (synthetic) sparingly.[:)]

[ChiefEagles]

I use synethic oil on all of the axles and the shafts the gears turn on.

[jefelectric]

I do the same as the Chief.

David, You have one advantage being outside. A few extra drops don't hurt anything. In fact a little oil and grease between the rails will add realism to your trackage.

[Anonymous]

Sorry to kind of HiJack this, but what brand of oil / grease are you using?
Where do you get the synth stuff?

[otftch]

I usually remove the motor from the power truck and grease the gearbox about every three months.The screw is located under the truck approximately in the center.Remove the screw and the motor will come out and up.Use grease here.If the gearbox is full just re-assemble making sure you walk the motor into place by turning the flywhell as you tighten the screw.I say about three months but this can be done whenever you find
it needs it.I check the motor mounting screw occassinally as I had one that came loose
and ruined a gear.
Ed

[FJ and G]

thanks, all; will need to check which type of oil/grease I use as I don't have them with me.

Yes, running outdoors, I welcome oil and grease on the ties to preserve them. The more the better.

Ed, what a great idea!

[FJ and G]

1. For oil, using synthetic motor oil; the expensive non-petroleum stuff from Mobil

2. For grease using Super Lube synthetic grease (from Harbor Freight). Item # 21030 from the Synco Chemical Corp. in Bohemia NY. Ingredient includes syncolon (PTFE). Unfortunately, they don't list all ingredients.

Anyway, I have metal gears and not too worried about the plastic shell, as I'm out in light rain running the train and hope to get a good year or 2 performance before rehauling the motors :-)

[pbjwilson]

Dave,
Been hearing about flooding out your way. Hope your roadbed is secure and you dont have any washouts. Looking good from your photo fun pics.

[FJ and G]

Thanks, Paul. I did have some washouts--both on the VRE (track out so carpooled) and on the toy train O layout. On the toy train layout, I had some ballast across the rails and during testing yesterday, the R/C loco actually climbed over the ballast and stayed on the track (I backed it out quickly). It was the weirdest experience!

Also, some weeds sprouted up. These challenges are what makes it fun and dynamic; and besides, they're JUST toy trains; wide flanges; big couplers, some semi-scale. Just fun.