[NJARC] AK help needed

[Bill]

Did some Googleing 
http://mattschnittker.blogspot.com/2012/04/atwater-kent-model-70.html 
and found that originally there was a rubber bushing that was to engage 
the gear, still questionable engineering, but I guess AK didn't expect 
these to be around 80+ years later.

On 2/28/2015 17:25, Bill Zukowski wrote:
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> I took on a repair of an AK Type L chassis TRF with both electrical 
> and mechanical problems.
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> The electrical problem is hum, which I did not delve into yet.
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> The mechanical problem is a slipping tuning indicator.  The variable 
> cap shaft has a gear attached with teeth on about one half of its 
> circumference.  The teeth of the gear  (on this radio) mesh with tape 
> on the tuning shaft.  Obviously not good engineering as the tape is 
> all chewed up (no pun intended).  I haven't taken the tape off yet, as 
> I just received the set today. There may be matching teeth on the 
> shaft.  Anyone have experience with this problem? Thanks
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