VCF East, ASR33 help wanted

Hi When I was in the service, I took apart the older type teletypes ( forget the name but the ones with the type boxes ) by following the teletype manual. I've done some minor disassembly, on the ASR33 that I have now, again by following the steps in the manual. I will not be making it to VCFe, unless someone wants to pay my way. Still, I feel that anyone with some level of mechanical competence can follow the manual and do the needed disassembly, cleaning, lubricating and reassembling of one of these units. The ASR33 doesn't need to be disassembled to the smallest screw, just separating the major units. There are a number of places that one needs to set things to specific measurements. For the most part, it is not necessary to undo these setting in order to get the machine apart enough to clean or inspect for bent or broken parts. One should have a set of feeler gages, preferably the wire type, to check that something hasn't slipped. I suspect that Bill's problem is just cleaning and relubricating. When we were in the service, we completely immersed the unit, less the platen, in a cleaner. Since that isn't practical, I'd recommend using something like BrakeClean to remove old oil and grit. This needs to be used in a well ventilated area and the person should wear eye shields. One should try to not have skin contact but this is not as serious because only small amounts are absorbed. It will dry the skin that can cause the skin to crack and bleed. Use oil liberally. We actually used a sprayer in an air hood( don't breath oil particles. This can quickly cause death as anyone that does scuba diving can tell you ). Dwight