03-30-2020, 05:53 PM
This is not the fitst time I encounter it but this time it is very pronounced:
The dial gear on 70 barely engages. There is a spring that, I take it, pushes the gear friction barrel with the groove against the edge of the giding channel of the dial.
What are the easiest ways to make it move better?
BTW the cap even after wash and lube is kinda tight so this exascerbate the issue.
Taking out the spring is kinda out of question: I don't eant to grind the riveys and then re-rivet the bracket that holds the tuning shaft. I slid the dial over the cap's shaft such that the guiding channel presses against one of the groove's sides but it is not enough for reliable rotation.
PS. The speaker plug glued nicely and Trolmaster with F5 Deoxit worked the magic on the volume control.
If it weren't for the gear I'd start the alignment.
The dial gear on 70 barely engages. There is a spring that, I take it, pushes the gear friction barrel with the groove against the edge of the giding channel of the dial.
What are the easiest ways to make it move better?
BTW the cap even after wash and lube is kinda tight so this exascerbate the issue.
Taking out the spring is kinda out of question: I don't eant to grind the riveys and then re-rivet the bracket that holds the tuning shaft. I slid the dial over the cap's shaft such that the guiding channel presses against one of the groove's sides but it is not enough for reliable rotation.
PS. The speaker plug glued nicely and Trolmaster with F5 Deoxit worked the magic on the volume control.
If it weren't for the gear I'd start the alignment.
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