11-22-2025, 09:24 PM
Bob;
I was going to suggest that if you have a stuck knob that squirting some penetrating oil, like WD40, on the shaft, and allowing it to soak in sometimes helps. I had an Eaton's "Viking" radio (Electrohome) that had the same problem, also stuck on a spline shaft, and my late uncle suggested that. What I did after was to wrap a string or cord behind the knob, and kept wrapping it around until it was forced off by the multiple turns wedged behind it. The reason it was stuck is that the tuning shaft was steel, and some rust formed between the inside of the knob, and the spines on the shaft, the volume control didn't have this problem as it was brass.
Regards
Arran
I was going to suggest that if you have a stuck knob that squirting some penetrating oil, like WD40, on the shaft, and allowing it to soak in sometimes helps. I had an Eaton's "Viking" radio (Electrohome) that had the same problem, also stuck on a spline shaft, and my late uncle suggested that. What I did after was to wrap a string or cord behind the knob, and kept wrapping it around until it was forced off by the multiple turns wedged behind it. The reason it was stuck is that the tuning shaft was steel, and some rust formed between the inside of the knob, and the spines on the shaft, the volume control didn't have this problem as it was brass.
Regards
Arran
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