A few of you who have Bennetts but have no idea where to start for disassembly have no where to look. There are no actual websites that I have found concerning taking a Bennett apart (Besides removing the carriage and taking off the keyboard).

When I got my Bennett, the type wheel would jam and was very, VERY sluggish. The bottom rows of keys would also bring down the upper rows above too (They are not supposed too). 

Here is Part 1 of how to dissemble a Bennett. This concerns the most important part of the mechanism: The type wheel mover arm thing (Sorry! Have no idea what the name is!). This is the piece that has that curved gear that moves the type wheel.

(Below is copied from my website)

Oh, and one more thing. I estimated quickly that the ribbon was 1/2 inch. It was not. This mistake led me to cutting a ribbon from 1/2 to 3/8 inches over the course of a 1/2 hour.FIRST, To remove the keyboard, just unscrew the big knob on each side. Yu should probably remove the type wheel too, just pull that little nickel plated arm holding it down towards the front. It will have tension. Don't worry, its supposed to.
SECOND, Take off the carriage by flicking up that switch on the left of the carriage next to the platen, all the way up. Then slide the carriage off to the right.
THIRD, You now have the base. To take off the actual base plate to clean (Or look at) unscrew the 6 screws on the bottom. Four are for the feet (By the way, Im now making those and the washers for a Bennett or Junior), and then the two screws in the center on each side. The remaining screws for the bell, and I could not figure out how to take that out.
FOURTH, Most likley, if your type wheel is sluggish, the arm thingy in the middle is greasy. Unscrew the four screws holding the arm to the linkage arms. Two on the top, two you have to flip over the base to access. I recommend taking a photo BEFORE you do this, just in case. Almost there. Flip it upside down, unscrew the screw holding the end of the spring. Flip it over again. The gear teeth rack thing should come off.
FIFTH, Unscrew the holder thing (Little metal tab) towards the front of the Bennett. Take it off. Now, slide the arm towards the front, lift. The arm assembly thing should come out. Now you can degrease your heart out. (Well, I did...)
Make sure you spin the gear and stuff to get the degreaser in there. And, MAKE SURE YOU LET IT DRY! It might seem freed up, and you put it in, and then the next day the grease drys again.
SIXTH, if the shifting mechanism is greasy and hard to move, unscrew the screw holding the shift keys to the base, get a Q Tip and degrease the entire mechanism. There is also an arm that runs across the base. Degrease that too.

SEVENTH, Put it all back together! 


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Below: Ugh. Ribbon Sludge!  Above: All the parts (Except the type ball mover mechanism) waxed, cleaned, and ready to re assemble!
​Below: Close up of the type ball mechanism. Once I get it smoothly working, there will be a video for disassembly, me typing, etc.  Bennett feet in progress!