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Originally Posted by TUD1
But not without one casualty. When I took the volume, tuning, and band select switch off, the cheap pot metal linkage that connects to the chassis got hung up on the lever and broke. Will J-B weld fix this? I can't find another on Revovated Radios or anywhere.
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JB weld might work. What I would do is epoxy the break back to gether and while doing that also epoxy some flat pieces of sheet metal over the broad flat areas on either side of the break to add extra strength (I think I repaired one like that, but it's been a long time).
I'm sure a good machinist could make you a new one. You might be able cast a new one out of aluminum or similar if you have experience or know someone who does that kind of thing (the inner shaft hole would still need to be machined).
These parts are VERY prone to breakage when removing the chassis if due care is not taken. IIRC there is supposed to be something like a C clip on the tuning shaft to keep those from yanking off with the band switch lever, but those are often missing......