Rail King E-8 AA Operator's Manual

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Railking E-8 AA Diesel Engine Proto-Sound®2.013Traction Tire Replacement InstructionsYour locomotive is equipped with two neoprene rubber traction tires on eachpowered truck block. While these tires are extremely durable, you may need toreplace them at some point.First, remove the truck sides from the truck block. To do this, turn your engineupside down. If there are visible Phillips screw heads between the truck frame andtruck block (see below), go to step A. If not, go to step B.A. Remove the two Phillips screws that attach each truck side to the truck block.B. Remove the trucks (see page 11) from the chassis and the truck sides from thetrucks in order to slip the new tire over the grooved drive wheel. Once the trucksides have been removed:1. Make sure the old tire has been completely removed from the groove in the drivewheel, 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 twosmall flathead screwdrivers tostretch the tire over the wheel.3. If you twist the tire whilestretching it over the wheel, youwill need to remove and reinstallthe tire. Otherwise your enginewill wobble while operating.4. Make sure the tire is fully seatedinside the groove. Use a razor bladeto trim away any excess tire thatdoesn’t seat itself inside the grooveproperly.5. Reassemble in reverse order.One set of replacement tires is packaged with the model. Additional tires areavailable 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, ).Truckside Screws(Reference Picture Only-Actual Model May Look Different)Truckside Screws