12-11-2011, 10:12 AM
Hi,
Thanks for the additional pictures Alan.
When I replaced the spindle I believe I did a lot of unnecessary dismantling resulting in the thing falling apart and wondering what did I do that for?
The first picture (LH) in post #67 shows the spindle and there is an alloy strip secured with a single machine screw; I would remove this and also the cover to the right which shows secured by a single machine screw although this might also be secured elsewhere.
Once these are removed it should give a clearer picture of what is involved. Its possible that after I did all the dismantling which took ages involving removing lots of screws and much de-soldering I found that I could remove the fingers first then slide the spindle out saving a heck of a lot of work.
I hope I'm right Alan and can save you falling into the same trap I fell into; it's a very fiddly job but at least you know it can be done.
Once the spindle is out then it needs copying exactly and if you are using brass rod this will slide back in with no trouble. Don't forget to make sketches of how everything is located.
Please remove the alloy strip and cover then have a good look before proceeding because without hindsight the obvious way to go is to start dismantling everything and ending up with lots of loose wires.
Kind regards, Col.
Thanks for the additional pictures Alan.
When I replaced the spindle I believe I did a lot of unnecessary dismantling resulting in the thing falling apart and wondering what did I do that for?
The first picture (LH) in post #67 shows the spindle and there is an alloy strip secured with a single machine screw; I would remove this and also the cover to the right which shows secured by a single machine screw although this might also be secured elsewhere.
Once these are removed it should give a clearer picture of what is involved. Its possible that after I did all the dismantling which took ages involving removing lots of screws and much de-soldering I found that I could remove the fingers first then slide the spindle out saving a heck of a lot of work.
I hope I'm right Alan and can save you falling into the same trap I fell into; it's a very fiddly job but at least you know it can be done.
Once the spindle is out then it needs copying exactly and if you are using brass rod this will slide back in with no trouble. Don't forget to make sketches of how everything is located.
Please remove the alloy strip and cover then have a good look before proceeding because without hindsight the obvious way to go is to start dismantling everything and ending up with lots of loose wires.
Kind regards, Col.
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