the Foot pedal (literally) is broken. The mechanism has clearly been repaired and had a portion re-fabricated in the past.
The good news is that the foot is completely devoid of paint so I can bead-blast it and braze it back together SOLID.
Here is the assembly looking totally intact....
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here is what it REALLY looks like.
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How about this... a completely steel Pitman arm, really hinged...
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Here it is cleaned up
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