The shaft that connects from SW3A to SW3B,the one with the tab on the end,is the one that has broken. This shaft runs from the middle of the chassis to the rear where the final tank coil and the 6146 reside. I'm attempting to see if adhesives can help cure this problem. I have studied the schematic and carefully realigned this shaft to the first one to make sure the rig is aligned mechanically. Ideally if anyone has both band switch shafts for a Ranger I would appreciate if they would contact me.
Failing finding a replacement shaft, Loctite 2-part epoxy is said to harden almost as hard as glass.
Noted,thanks for the suggestion. There are so many adhesives out there it can get a bit ridiculous. I just plugged the Ranger in after realigning the band switch wafers by following what the diagram in the schematic. The schematic shows the wafers set up for 160m so I set the band switch to 160m and then matched my wafers to the schematic diagram. and I breathed a massive sigh of relief as I saw the grid current rise up to where it should be on 80 and 160m.
I'll let the adhesive I used set overnight and then we'll see how well it holds up over time.