Thanks Bill,
Do you think the switch and it's side spring look okay? Do I have it reassembled the correct way? Not really sure how to keep it oriented that way...when you take off the nut, the rivet end inside lets that thin spring ribbon move around a lot.
How about those windings I asked about in the 3rd post? Any worries about them shorting out?
As for the cleaning of the slots, I don't know if it's problem or not, but my 'slots' seem to be solid. I will try again, but I was worried I was working against phenolic or something when I tried to clean them out earlier. Pick just skipped out of the channel because everything was flush.
Let me know if you need more pictures.
Jim