I basically got it working.  the gears inside of the ribbon advance mechanism weren't touching the rod that moves when the keys strike.  That said, when I do type towards the end of the machine it slows down but I think the escapment is gummed up.

Basically, the ribbon won't move and I don't think I'm threading it correctly.

skywatcher wrote:

Hi Allmc

​typewriterman pretty well said it, you need serious help on this one. What I can tell you is the long plastic things are the ball retainers and the little stars in the middle of each retainer is called the anti-creep wheel and keeps the balls correctly timed with the carriage in its rails. The ball carriers have to be correctly aligned and timed as the carriage is being reinstalled, they're tricky little devils to put it mildly. It took me several attempts to get the carriage back on and correctly timed on an Olympia Splendid 33.

The only machine I found more tricky was the Olivetti Lettera 32 with its 4 separate balls and anti-creep wheels, I simply didn't have enough fingers to hold everything in place at the same time. Hope this points you in the right direction. All the best,

Sky

Thank you guys!

Hey, first, I'm new here!  I hope I like you guys!  Anyway, here is the problem.  When I first got this a key didn't work because a c-link was disconnected and it took me a few days to figure it out, to the point, that I decided to do a partial overhaul.  When I did this the escapement made this noise like it was saying a tree down. So, I unscrewed this part that, insidently, looks like a saw blade and rose it up.  Then, it wouldn't sit still.  So, I kept messing with it and I got it to sit still but it would skip easily.  But, the sound didn't occur.  Then, the sound started up again so I decided to take apart the typewriter.  Unfortunately, it was the carriage and I simply don't know how to put these parts back in.  Also, how do I tighten up the mainspring?  I'm not sure if I was supposed to do this but I basically used a screwdriver until it got tight....

The main items I'm talking about:  The Square shaped nut and the two white things.   

Also, what is that bar thing that, as said, looks like a saw blade?  I know it has something to do with the escapement and I need to know how to adjust it.








 

I'm using a Sears Celeberty 12, basically a Smith-Corona design, and an Olympia sm8 Cursive.