[markmokris]

Sorry to the original poster for hijacking this thread.

Appreciate the info though.  Thanks John!

Mark K8KZ

No apologies necessary Mark. This is all good info to know and may be useful when I dive into this restoration. If not applicable on this, it may be on a future project.

Jeff and John,

Last night loosened the set screw that locks the dial on the tuning condenser shaft.  I pulled the dial out horizontally about 1/16 of an inch, then tightened the set screw back up.  I discovered that this additional horizontal pressure on the pinch roller creates sufficient friction so that the dial no longer slips!

I think that fixes my problem as long as it doesn't start slipping again.  So far, so good.

I have restuffed about a third of the bakelite blocks and the two electrolytics, and already the radio is playing real nice! These Philco 90s were really well-made.

Mark K8KZ