Ed, The mechanical movement mechanism probably just needs some lubrication. I took a similar radio out of a junk yard once and the mechanism was very sticky. I would take the radio out of the car, remove the cover, hook it up to 12V power, and observe the mechanism in motion. Spray a little WD-40 or very light oil on the moving parts. Once the search starts, and without an antenna, it will continue to search for a signal, forever, until it finds a strong signal. Don't let it go more and a couple of cycles before you turn it off to avoid over-heating. When the dial reaches the RH end, a relay is powered and that slams the mechanism back to the LH end, and winds a spring that provides the power to travel to the right when searching. Dave Homstad -----------------------------------------From: eddee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: Cc: Sent: 05-Apr-2017 15:13:23 +0000 Subject: [FWDLK] SEARCH TUNE RADIO QUESTION HELLO MEMBERS I have a search tune in my 58 FURY. IT WORKS FINE--except on occasion the dial gets 'stuck' when searching or even when dial is moved by hand. Once given a nudge it goes about its business. Any idea if I can just do a hand repair job? Is there some kind of belt inside that moves the dial that can be replaced or tightened? Anyone know of a repair shop that has experience with them?? THANKS ED ECKERSON ************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to Help the Forward Look with every Amazon purchase by clicking here: ************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1 Help the Forward Look with every eBay purchase by starting your search here: http://www.ForwardLook.net/eBay Help the Forward Look with every Amazon purchase by clicking here: http://www.ForwardLook.net/Amazon |