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I had a couple of Atlas N scales that would whine or sound grindish. I popped the shells off, and took some Labelle 106, about half the size of a BB on a toothpick, and placed it on the gears next to the flywheels (outer edge) and also placed half that amount on the gears of the trucks. I then run them around the layout about halfway one direction then back to the starting point, pick them up, wipe any extra that may have gotten on the trucks, if it still looks dry I would add just a little more, then run them around for about 5 minutes each direction. When I did this, they stopped whining like a little girl[:p] and they also had a much better slow speed and start and stop action.
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