stuck reconnection switch

[gflatt01]

New guy to your site, I thank you for any assistance. 1981 MEP003 form Cumberland,Pa.
about tow months ago, just now getting in to it. The engine runs good 40# oil pressure at running temp. but the gen. section is still questionable. The reconnection switch is in the three phase position ( all the way to the left) and wont move up. It will move down but just a small amount, say 5-7 degrees and springs back, feels free and normal in that 5-7 degree
range but won't budge out or the three phase position.Is this a common condition? is their
a known fix? Metering L1-L2&L3 all show 119 volts on mulit meter, 15 amp. receptacle meters
119 volts. This unit looks to have come from Okinawa Japan.

any help is appreciated Gflatt

 

[CUCVFAN]

How hard did you try to move it. It is spring loaded, if I remember (haven't moved mine in a while), so it takes some good pressure to switch it. It'll "snap" into the next position.

 

[dirtyfingernails]

Do what cucv fan said. You have to turn it just beyond the position you desire to get it to snap into place.

 

[gflatt01]

Reconnection switch working: light lubrication at the front end (closest to the nob) but just inside box, remove the nob and turn with adjustable wrench work it through it's positions a few times and now will snap in to all three positions.