[Hallicrafters] S-108/SX-110 bandspread dial cord stringing

[jeff at podengo.com]

Hoping someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong. I've been struggling for two days now to figure out how to string the bandspread cord on the S-108 I've been rebuilding. I have the orginal manual, and am following the diagram as closely as I understand. So far, I've been unsuccessful in getting it to work.

Not only is it slipping constantly, but it also stops half way through the band spread when turning the pulley by hand. My manual shows the cord from the dial pulley (5) throught the tensioner pulley and then at (6-7) wrapping below the main pulley and anchoring to the spring (8).

I was successful in getting the main tuning cord replaced and operational, so I have got to be missing something on this. Does (6-7) indicate that there are TWO wraps around the main pulley, or does (6) indicate the tensioner pulley? The manual shows a dotted line, which I'm assuming means looking at it from the front of the radio, but I am not really certain.

Does the cord go in front of, or behind, the tensioner pulley (the vertical one below the left hand side bandspread dial)

The SX-110 seems to have the same cord restringing diagram, so I thought I'd mention that as well in case anyone had any experience with one of them.

Any help or advice would be appreciated. I restrung my SX-42 and SX-101 dials, so I don't understand why this one is giving me such fits.

Thanks!

Jeff
WB3JIH