Originally Posted by
DanofNJ
It could probably be machined if worse comes to worse, after all it's only a rod that will need to be threaded, etc, but it won't be cheap!!
I don't think the shaft is threaded. By reading the instructions it states "When placing the new shaft in position, see that the flat portion near one end of the shaft is at the right so that one the set screws in the gear (Y, Fig. 23) will bear against it when the gear is fastened in position on the shaft." If all else fails, such as getting out and straightened, I am know that a machinist can make one. Might not be cheap but I do really want to get this old guy running again.