[Geoff]

The pulley AFTER cleaning. Still looks pretty bad so I just decided to spray paint it (see later pitures)...

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After cleaning and polishing. The brass components were sprayed with clear lacquer. The rod that goes inside the brass tube received a thin coat of grease prior to installation.

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And now for my first big goof up. Here are some pictures of P/N 22-558 (C7 on the schematic). This was covered with what seemed to be a light oil and it was very filthy. So foolish me, instead of just wiping it clean I totally disassembled it, cleaned it, and put it back together again. I assumed that this padder was covered in the alignment instructions and I would just reset it when I was done. Well, guess what? It's not.

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Per feedback on a different forum:

"The dual padder ensures correct tracking on the low end of the dial for the two short wave bands. It is (was) factory set! Ideally, it would NOT have been touched. I suppose you could adjust it just like the broadcast band padder is adjusted, only set your signal generator to the low end of each short wave band, tune for a signal, adjust the padder while "rocking the dial" for the maximum signal you can get."

So I'm not totally without hope. I'll follow the advice when performing the alignment.

Well, that's it for now. I've already cleaned, polished, lubed, and reassembled the tuning mechanism but I need to take some pictures. I'll post more as time permits. I hope you all enjoy this as much as I have.

- Geoff