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Offline Larry  
#1 Posted : 12 June 2009 08:11:15(UTC)
Larry

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While I realize this has been covered in different places on this forum, I'd like to ask what are the best CURRENT practices in oiling Marklin HO? Some of my locos have not been run for 3 years and I'm paranoid that I'll burn out their motors without proper oil. Yet, I do not want to do the wrong thing, use the wrong oil and accelerate their deaths.

What is the best advice known at this point on:

1) Under what conditions to oil the gears and motor (new, after 40 hours, 1-2 to 3 years after no use, etc.)

2) What to use to oil gears? (LaBelle oil for plastics, etc.?)

3) What to use to oil/grease the motor

4) How to oil/grease the motor

Thanks much. I want to have my Marklin HO locos still working when I am retired and that is years away! I know Marklin offers photos on what to do with the manual to each loco, but these don't explain all of what I need to know. I can also take my locos to the dealer nearby and get this done but I really need to know how to do this myself in hopefully an expert fashion.
Offline Sander van Wijk  
#2 Posted : 12 June 2009 11:59:37(UTC)
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Hi Larry,

Generally, I would only put a very tiny bit of oil (in my case Faller, which comes in a very convenient container with a needle) on the motor axle, thus, the axle between the coals. Obviously, on both sides of this axle. Aside from that, I occasionally use some grease (Trix) on the gears. Although that is not a standard procedure with me, more of an exception if I feel the gears are noisy. In any way; less is more.
Sander
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Offline RayF  
#3 Posted : 12 June 2009 14:29:08(UTC)
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I agree with Sander.

Occasionally, I also need to oil (very lightly) the axles. This will eliminate the squeeking you sometimes hear as the train runs. Watch out for carrying axles, like on the pony trucks or leading or trailing bogies, which sometimes jam and stop rotating. I've had that happen to me occasionally. If you don't notice the loco might run like this for a while, and you might get a "flat spot" on a pair of wheels.
Ray
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Offline Bigdaddynz  
#4 Posted : 12 June 2009 14:37:25(UTC)
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Larry, I believe you can get Labelle products in the US. Many people in our Marklin Club, and in the US use the Labelle #108 oil to lubricate their locos. As has been stated you only need 1 drop in the places indicated in the loco's manual. Any more will cause the loco to swim in oil.

And instead of Trix grease you can use the Labelle #106 grease.

http://factorydirecttrai...101lightoil-1-1-1-1.aspx
Offline Larry  
#5 Posted : 13 June 2009 02:41:56(UTC)
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Thanks to all for the great information. Now I should be on the right track with all the expert advice!
Offline Larry  
#6 Posted : 13 June 2009 18:44:55(UTC)
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One more question. Is appropriate to use the same oil, such as LaBelle oil, for the gears as well as for the motor???

With O gauge models it is necessary to use a grease for the motors and something like LaBelle oil for the axels and gears.

Any clarification would be most halpful. Thanks!
Offline davemr  
#7 Posted : 13 June 2009 22:11:28(UTC)
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Just read the instructions and oil where marked using Marklin oil.
If Marklin produce oil for their locos then I expect it is what to use. Not a great bottle but its the contents that count.
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Offline Bigdaddynz  
#8 Posted : 14 June 2009 01:04:34(UTC)
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Larry, it should be fine to use LaBelle oil on both gears and motors. Usually the manual that comes with the loco indicates where you should use grease. The LaBelle grease should be fine, it is what I'm using!
Offline PeterCambridge  
#9 Posted : 05 October 2014 17:33:21(UTC)
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I must be particularly stupid but I cannot work out precisely where to oil Marklin electric locos (e.g. 37312). The instruction booklet has two pages of illustrations for this. The first page is clear even to me - you oil the axles and cog wheels. But I cannot work out what the illustrations on the second page show. I have held the loco in every possible position and nothing seems to relate to these illustrations. Can someone help, please?
Offline sjlauritsen  
#10 Posted : 05 October 2014 18:32:55(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: PeterCambridge Go to Quoted Post
I must be particularly stupid but I cannot work out precisely where to oil Marklin electric locos (e.g. 37312). The instruction booklet has two pages of illustrations for this. The first page is clear even to me - you oil the axles and cog wheels. But I cannot work out what the illustrations on the second page show. I have held the loco in every possible position and nothing seems to relate to these illustrations. Can someone help, please?


Page 18 holds the instructions for oiling the locomotive. As far as I can tell, this is all you need to do. Page 19 is about changing the motor brushes.
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Offline PeterCambridge  
#11 Posted : 05 October 2014 18:41:15(UTC)
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The booklet I have has oiling diagrams on pages 18 and 19, and it's the one on p. 19 I don't understand. Changing the brushes is on pp. 22 and 23.

Peter
Offline H0  
#12 Posted : 05 October 2014 18:50:13(UTC)
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Copy this URL to the address field of your browser (so we talk about the same manual):
Code:
medienpdb.maerklin.de/product_files/1/pdf/37312_betrieb.pdf
Regards
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Offline PeterCambridge  
#13 Posted : 05 October 2014 19:11:27(UTC)
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Tom

Using the link you sent, it's the top two illustrations on page 18.

Regards

Peter
Offline RayF  
#14 Posted : 05 October 2014 19:14:36(UTC)
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Hi Peter,

Do you have the right manual? The one on the link supplied by Tom is the same as mine for the 37312.

With the classic Marklin mechanisms you only need a drop of oil on each wheel axle and one small drop at each of the motor bearings. That's one on the round bit in between the two brushes on the side with the brushes, and one on the opposite side where the motor axles pokes through the casting on the side of the gears.

Hope this helps.
Ray
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Offline PeterCambridge  
#15 Posted : 05 October 2014 19:25:41(UTC)
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Ray

NOW I've got it. I was nervous about applying oil to anything inside the housing, but now I can see where it is to go. Thanks for your help.

Peter
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Offline Dangermouse  
#16 Posted : 20 October 2014 16:09:08(UTC)
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Also worth bearing in mind that some models have oil pads for the motor bearings.

DCM locos don't, so a drop on each end of the armature shaft. SFCM and LFCM do, the pad is above the shaft and intended to be soaked in oil which will then be passed to the shaft as needed (just like some 1:1 scale trains).

Also, if you buy a used loco then you may need to clean a mix of old oil and carbon powder from the brushes out of the armature and commutator area. I use an ultrasonic cleaner followed by wiping the brush holders out and using a pin to scrape any carbon residue from the gaps between the pole pieces on the commutator. Then reassemble, add a drop of oil to each axle bearing, check the motor spins freely if you turn the gears by hand, then refit the brushes and test.
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