[captainclock1988]

To get the braid unsolder from the bolts this works well: https://www.ebay.com/itm/WELLER-Solderin...SwDoNeBPYp It's mis listed here as it's one of the older 325w units and is better than the newer 260 watt. Might need a tip. [Image: https://philcoradio.com/phorum/images/sm...n_cool.gif]

Most of the time the rubber grommets under the tuning cap are shot making the cap wobble and cause the tuning shaft to rub on the cabinet. The fix is to unsolder the braid, remove the 1/4"hex screws and replace the grommets.

My dad actually has one of those already, but the case is broken on it and is being held together with industrial zipties (my dad works at an RV Factory where he can get industrial Zipties by the boxload).

I might see if I can Borrow my dad's Soldering Gun.

Weller is actually still in business to this day, Still Made in America.    

Do you know how I can go about replacing #23? Its very ackwardly situated in the chassis and very hard to get to and it doesn't have much leeway to move.