[k9uw]

A nice 37-11 followed me home recently and I removed the control handle cover, control handle and station tab escutcheon in order to remove the damaged dial. I'm now trying to put the genie back in the bottle.

The audio (mute) switch contact is driving me nuts. I can't see how to align it with the control slot on the side of the hub assembly. After aligning it, what holds the switch contact in the right place? I position it over the slot, attach the handle, and the switch refuses to stay in place. Was there a spring between the pin on the handle and the audio switch?

Can you tell I feel like I'm nailing jello to a tree? So far, I've replaced the e-caps and re-stuffed the Bakelite caps in the power supply and the radio is proving to be a strong performer. It is also proving to be profoundly irritating. I have to remove the station tab escutcheon in order to play the radio - otherwise the audio contact switch touches the escutcheon and the audio disappears.

Has anyone danced with this mechanism? I'm in need of advice.

Mike, K9UW
Amherst, WI