Before digging into the electrical restoration, I'm going to work on the mechanics on the top.
This is due, in part, to a minor annoyance - the chassis is 'locked' inside of the case.
The prongs for the AC power cord protrude into an opening in the case. The entire unit drops into the case and is a tight fit, without wiggle room to tilt, tip, cajole, or otherwise position such that it will simply lift out. 🙄
There is a narrow access panel on the bottom, so that the tubes can be replaced.
To get the silly thing out, I bent the external tabs of a little protective box inside. Then, I drilled the rivets so that I could retract the silly thing.
To review, note the fit 😁
The dangerous electrical bits reside below 🔌
Get Bent
Zap!
Although that annoyance has been solved, I still want to work on the top, before extracting the silly thing.
That brings us to an amusing carnival of wheels, levers, springs, washers, and miscellaneous oddities. Refer to the first image of the top of the deck 😎. Sometimes, there will be service manuals with parts diagrams, etc. I haven't found one for this, although a more extensive search in the Tapeheads.net forums may help. I'll simply document part placement with photos.
There are two of these reel tables. Since they are relatively unencumbered with multiple springs and interlocking mechanisms, they are easy to disassemble.
Without a parts diagram, make sure you can reassemble things - take a photo, make a drawing....
Get Reel, so to speak....
Parts is Parts
There are varieties of bronze alloys used for bushings - some require lubrication, others are self-lubricating. If it is of the self-lubricating type, I'll simply clean all of the parts and reassemble. There is a simple friction clutch - the spring, felt pad, and washers - and a rubber tire that drives the reel table. Although not easy to see in the photo, parts of the clutch have little index tabs that require proper orientation. In this case it's easy to figure out if the whole mess ends up in a pile - in some cases, it's not so obvious, so take note 🤓
Next: Digging further into the reel table drive mechanics.
