[Ron Ramirez]

I did it!

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The AM leaves sent to me last year by thirtiesradio are now in place in the mechanism. Here's a closer look:

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and here are the original AM leaves:

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Only one problem sprung up (pun intended): One of the hooks on one end of the spring that holds the AM leaves together broke when I started reassembling the thing. I was able to carefully bend the spring and make a new hook, though. What say you, guys? Will the metal spring hold up now, or will it break again in the near future?

I have not reattached the dial assembly to the radio yet. I have also removed the tuning and motor shafts, in anticipation of the arrival of the new dial belts (which still have not arrived). I won't be going any further on this radio until those dial belts get here. Knowing the tuning and motor switch shafts had to be removed to get the new belts on, I see no point in reassembling things now only to have to partially disassemble again when the belts get here.

So now it's a waiting game.

But all of this makes me feel better about tacking the other 9-S-262 chassis I have. Why? I will have to disassemble it completely, just like Geoff did with his, since my other chassis has some serious rust issues that will have to be addressed. That's why you see the can of copper hammered spray paint in some of the photos above - that paint isn't for this chassis. It is for my other 9-S-262 chassis which will need it once the rust is removed. (Yes, it's that bad. You'll see once warm weather returns which is when I will start on it, and I will start a separate thread on it at that time.)