Which oil do I use on the Connie gears?

[Gary Armitstead]

The manual for the Connie says to lubricate the DRIVE gear with the heavy duty oil. The site shows to use the light oil on gears, bushings, etc. Which is correct. I have run the engine for 3-4 minutes for sound check WITHOUT lubrication on rollers. Any problems with that?

[the Bach-man]

Dear Gary,
No problem! Use the heavy gear oil on the drive gear.
Have fun!
the Bach-man

[paintjockey]

There is no problem with that.

Bachmannn makes a heavy gear lube that I believe is like a white paste, if you look in the bottom there is usually some in there from the factory. They say to oil the side rods with a light oil.

I use Hob-I-Lube because it was what was available at the time. I use plastic compatable grease on the gears and light oil on the side rods. I use medium oil on the valve rods. Personally I don't see a difference between the two and have had good service from all my locos. Bachmann also had no problems doing warranty work on one either.