[Yaesu] FT-857 "dial" tuning knob

[mikea]

On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 08:51:52AM -0600, mikea wrote:
> Through a set of mischances too tedious to relate, the big 
> ("dial") tuning knob got pulled off my 857 this morning in 
> the car. It appears that some sort of sleeve has gone missing, 
> since the knob fits very loosely on the encoder shaft, with a 
> significant amount of slop, wobble, and rock. 
> 
> What I see is the knob, the encoder shaft, a spring wound around
> the threaded bearing of the encoder, and a little plastic washer
> that fits over the encoder shaft and sits up against the bearing.
> 
> Inspection of the shaft and knob reveal that there's no setscrew
> or other _obvious_ mechanical retainer. 
> 
> What should I be looking for? How hard is it to get replacements 
> from Yaesu? 

Nemmind, folks; back to your coffee and QSOs. I found the setscrew, 
and a teensy-weensy wrench to loosen and tighten it, and All Is Well. 

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin