Athearn RTR Loco Stalling

[tompm]

After I posted I got some more time to work on the loco. I was able to get the rear truck off and open the gear box. Everything was soaked in lubricant. It had even migrated to the worm gear. There several puddles of oil. To my suprise the gears and wheel axles were clean. As a cat owner I fully expected to find hair everywhere. I found only a very little bit on the axles.

Any suggestions on how to remove the excess oil and dry the parts would be a help.

Of course I cannot find my tube of grease that I know I bought with the lubricating oil that I have