![]() ![]() Try squeezing the end of the link back into place with pliers. The links are held by rivet like heads, and one may have come loose. ![]() This may mean that a type bar link is disconnected. Sometimes the type bar will not move at all when you depress a key. Hold the link steady with one set of pliers, and straighten it with another pair. If a link is bent so that it catches on an adjacent link, try to straighten it with needle-nose pliers. ![]() If there are no such objects, inspect the links themselves. With needle-nose pliers or tweezers, remove any foreign object lodged in the links. This will expose the type bar links each link is connected to the end of a type bar. Depress the remaining keys, gathering them into a bunch in a forward position. Try to push down the key of the sticking type bar and use your hand to move the bar all the way to a forward position. The problem may also be caused by a bent or broken type bar link or a bent key lever guide. Type bar sticks before reaching type guide type bar does not move key action is stiff or impeded: If a type bar sticks before reaching the type guide, the problem may lie with a small object that has lodged under the type bar. Make a series of small adjustments, testing the bar alignment between each one, until the bar is centered in the guide. Grip the bar with pliers, holding the bottom steady. Bend the bar gently back the other way to straighten it. You should examine the type bar while it is stuck in the guide determine to which side the bar is bent. Type bar sticks in guide - When the type bar sticks in the guide and does not fall back into the rest position, the bar is probably bent. Test the key after five minutes, if the problem persists, repeat the cleaning procedure until it is corrected. Let the fluid run down into the slot and then move the type bar by hand to work in the fluid. If the type bar remains sluggish, make an ounce of cleaning fluid by mixing equal parts of typewriter oil and nail polish remover or lacquer thinner. Finally, lubricate each slot with a drop of typewriter oil. Insert the blade into the slot as far as it will go and carefully scrape dirt upward and outward. You will need to regularly clean all slots using a nail file or knife. The slots fill with erasure dirt and dust. Stiff and sluggish type bars: When you must strike a key with extra force to make the typeface hit the ribbon, the problem is usually a clogged segment slot. ![]()
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