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Now, clean and sand with 320 and then 600 grit paper the contactor nubs to make them nice, smooth and shiny...image one below.
When finished, remove parts as we did with the first one...image two below. Note the bump on the rod retaining clip always faces the side with two springs. It won't work if you install it backwards.
And hey...Look Ma! No damage to the bakelite box in this one. That's nice. Image 3 below.
Using mineral spirits or general paint thinner (not lacquer thinner, though), clean the bakelite slider, the retaining piece and the inside of the box. Then as we did above, using chassis grease or other medium weight grease lubricate the detent slider, the bakelite slider, the retaining clip and reassemble carefully. See image 4 below. You can push down on the bakelite piece and move it back and forth to spread the grease and make certain you have a smooth moving mechanism now. Add more grease if needed.
Now image 5 below may be repetitive, but I want to be absolutely certain you don't install the clip backwards and have to do this all over again. The side without the bump faces the side with only 1 spring.

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