[ARC5] BC-458 I should have seen this coming

[Andrew Kopke]

Okay ,so I found this fair BC-458 on that popular auction site and took a gamble and won ..it was only $29 ,

It has some slight damage to the top cover that was evident in the photos ,but otherwise looked ok.

I received it today and began to disassemble it for clean up, and while doing this was  thinking to myself ... Boy ,If those variables in the bottom compartment have all or most of the bearings, I'll be alright.. So, I'll get to the point ..Two out of three caps have their bearings . The one closest to the front panel that connects to the dial doesn't . I could put some bearings from another capacitor or replace the capacitor ...Either way looks like it calls for removal....I think .  The tuning knob would have to come off ,desolder the connections and the gear- drive disconnected ,but If I had a short enough screw driver I might be able to get the screws off that spring which would allow me to drop in some bearings. Sorry for the poor terminology/location numbers .. Any thoughts

Andrew Kopke K2AAK