1) You CAN leave the drawstring attached, and then once the carriage is off, engage the carriage lock to hold the lower plate centered. Totally your preference.
2) Don't forget, one of the anchor brackets is reverse threaded; seen lots of those screws stripped from folks going wayyy too hard in the wrong direction.
3) When reinstalling, you can also tighten the brackets just a bit snug to hold them sideways; makes things more manageable if you aren't used to a lot of wiggly parts all at once.
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A few notes:
1) You CAN leave the drawstring attached, and then once the carriage is off, engage the carriage lock to hold the lower plate centered. Totally your preference.
2) Don't forget, one of the anchor brackets is reverse threaded; seen lots of those screws stripped from folks going wayyy too hard in the wrong direction.
3) When reinstalling, you can also tighten the brackets just a bit snug to hold them sideways; makes things more manageable if you aren't used to a lot of wiggly parts all at once.Royal Aristocrat Typewriter Keys Not Engaging Carriage, Rocker Plate AdjustmentUnplug Typewriter Company2024-06-27 | I will be adjusting vertical motion of the rocker plate to allow for greater clearance. The screw that controls this was driven all the way in, not allowing for any movement.Fix for ribbon catching / ribbon popping out on *some* Royal typewritersUnplug Typewriter Company2022-07-03 | Quick fix for "floppy" ribbon vibrator that causes the ribbon to pop out on some Royal typewriter models.
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