SERVICE
Lubrication
Oil the axle bearings and the side rod bearings now and then with a drop of Märklin
oil (item no. 7149).
Replacing the light bulbs
Lights (front, upper rear): Pull the lantern housing away from the model. Remove and
replace the bulb. Reassemble.
Lights (lower rear): Remove the ring around the lantern lens. Carefully pry the lens
away from the lantern. Using tweezers, remove and replace the bulb. Reassemble.
Cab light: Using tweezers, remove and replace the bulb.
Replacing the traction tire
- Remove the screw in front of the rear gearbox.
- Remove the screw on the rear coupler.
- Remove the hex screw on the rear drive rod and take the drive rod off the wheel.
- Pull the rear gearbox out of the sideframe.
- Use a small, straight-blade screwdriver to pry the old traction tire out of the wheel
groove.
- Use a small, straight-blade screwdriver to gently pry the new traction tire into the
wheel groove.
- Make sure that the traction tire is seated properly in the wheel groove.
- Reassemble.
Replacing the smoke generator
- Pull the safety cover out of the smoke stack (Fig. 4).
- Use pliers or tweezers to pull the old smoke generator out of the stack.
- Cut the wires to the old generator and attach them to the replacement generator.
- Insulate the connections and push the replacement generator into the stack (Fig. 5).
- Reassemble.
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