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In Reply to: Picture posted by fredtr on December 20, 2018 at 07:54:18:
Looks like the tuning vanes are bent on 2 gangs. Actually looks like they are shorted to the other fixed vanes, a no-no.
Turn the turning dial all the way the other way to expose them. Then bend them back, carefully, one by one. You want them centered between the fixed vanes as much as possible. Use a flat, wide strong tool on one side to bend them back. Like a putty knife/scraper or drywall tool.
You may need to re-align the tuner for best results, but it should be close if you can get the vanes centered again. Also clean the center shaft contact points with de-oxit or equal, but take care to get nothing on the vanes themselves. They must be clean and dry.
I would explore all options trying to repair this in place before trying to replace it. They are easy to find, but would involve a lot of soldering and absolutely require a full front end alignment after putting another RF front end in. Almost all the Scott tuners from this '58-'64 or so era used that exact same silver plated 3 gang front end.
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