Recommendation for IBM Repair Company

Is there any electric motor repair shops near you? if not try this one:
http://www.reselectricmotors.com/
if not that one the people at koontz-wagner are usually able to help me.
https://www.koontz-wagner.com/

http://selectric.org/selectric/manualii/index.html

this is a job for an expert see a repair shop

The foam was used for sound dampening. Over time, the foam falls apart and can cause problems inside the machine. If it is coming off, we usually remove it with a razor blade. New foam is not available any more. Hope that answers your question.

I'm not sure why anyone cares but there are over 600 parts in just the keyboard.

DickyO

Most selectrics at this time are suffering from many gummy parts.
All of these problems are probably repairable with a good chemical cleaning and lube.

DickyO

You haven't told what model of Selectric. If it is a selectric II or III, there is an orange lever on the carrier that you must pull to one side. The correction tape has a silver lever next to the take-up spool that you must pull outward.

Hello,

Yes, I did bring a small screwdriver from home and removed the ball. Thank you for your assistance.

All the selectric I & II's take the same elements the sel III uses a 96 char. one that is printed in yellow that isn't compatable.

DickyO

Selectric I and II type elements are identical (88 char) where Selectric III uses a different element (96 char). The 88 character element will have white lettering and the 96 character element will have yellow. Directly underneath the lift-up tab to remove the element will be a 3-digit number. That's the last 3 digits of the element's part number, which will be preceeded by 1167 for 88 character, or 1352 or 96 character. For example, if you have a '052" stamped on the element, and it's an 88 character style, the P/N will be 1167052.

The correcting mechanism is an intricate additional function of the backspace function. To test it/adjust it/or repair it requires the machine be hand-cycled using a hand cycle wheel which is screwed into the right hand side operational shaft. It's unlikely that an un-trained party would be successful repairing this..