Hi everyone,

  I have a 1954 Skyriter that had a couple of sticky keys, so I cleaned it (again) tonight.  There's a strange issue that I haven't been able to figure out.  After using the carriage return, the first three letters typed go progressively lower on the paper, and then the line settles out and the rest of the characters are in alignment.  I have set the left margin in various places, and it doesn't make a difference where (on the platen) I start typing - near the left edge or toward the center - it's always the first 3 characters that are misaligned vertically.  It's as if the platen is drifting upwards (or the basket is drifting downwards?), but I can't perceive it visually.  And it only happens immediately after using the carriage return lever.  Everything in the ratchet area has been cleaned as well - nothing appears to be binding.  Note also that this is not a new problem - it's just that I wanted to try and correct it while I had the thing apart.  Any ideas?