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Thanks for the responses. What I finally figured out is that the gear assembly that passes through the pressure plate was broken. This allowed the gear to spin freely without moving the pressure plate so no force was put on the rubber washer. I was able to glue the two together and now it holds and allows the pressure to be transmitted to the tuning mechanism allowing it to work. Hope this helps someone as I now have a few of these radios and it seems to be a common problem. Thanks again for the replys!