I started repairing the 32S-1, and the first thing I saw is that he dial wiggled so much, that I only was able to tune half a turn. Si I took the VFO out and the shaft was severely bend. How could that happen?
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I HAD to rectify the shaft and tried to bend it back , but it broke where the shaft comes out of the VFO at the place of the snap ring that holds the mechanical stops in place. So I thought that is the end and I needed an other VFO. (may be hard to find)
But I tried to repair as well, nothing to loose, anything to gain.
I drilled a hole in the center of the shafts of 2 MM about 8 mm deep. Was quite difficult to center the hole in the shaft end of the VFO, I did not want to take it apart. Threaded both parts with metric 2,5 mm and screwed a brass screw into the VFO end holding the shaft firmly so I could tighten it up very well, 1/4 turn before it should break. . Did cut the screw 6 mm beyond the end of the shaft, did put solder at the screw end and flux and started to tun the broken part on the screw sticking out of the VFO. When it reached the tinned part, I heated the shaft until the solder melted and did further tighten the shaft. The shaft did wiggle very little, but that was easy to rectify.
Calibrated the frequency and did mount the mechanical stop again with the snap clip.
The unbelievable happend, the VFO tunes perfect again en has been mounted into the 32S1.
Next is finding all other problems and get it on the air again.
Lesson learned, DON'T give up, there is always hope