[Simon Wa3uay]

Thanks Bob- i will try to solder a shim on the shaft- and remove the ugly red thing and put choke back like its supposed to be.
I'm thinking of putting the tubes back in before I replace caps and resistors to see if it's alive. I would bring it up slowly and monitor AC voltage and current, as well as B+. There's a spider web of replacement capacitors and lifted resistors floating in mid-air.
Or is that not a good idea?
-Simon