How do you get the VFO knob to come off? Do you just pull? There is no
screw on the knob itself. The VFO knob is now so loose it's impossible
to tune so I have to get in there. Any help appreciated! TIA!
Bubba

Bubba wrote in message . ..
How do you get the VFO knob to come off? Do you just pull? There is no
screw on the knob itself. The VFO knob is now so loose it's impossible
to tune so I have to get in there. Any help appreciated! TIA!
Bubba


I wouldn't "just pull" on that knob if it won't come off the shaft
easily. You can do a lot of damage to the VFO, including pulling the
shaft completely out of the assembly, if you are not careful.

I would take the rig to an amateur-radio repair shop and have their
technicians look at it. The fact that the knob on your radio is as
loose as you say it is (and that you cannot tune the VFO) leads me to
believe there may be other problems, such as a slipping clutch or
defective brake mechanism (some rigs, such as my Icom IC-725, have
adjustable braking for the tuning dial to adjust the stiffness or
looseness [for want of a better phrase] of the VFO knob, to allow for
personal preferences).

The shaft may have somehow become disengaged from the VFO itself,
which would make it absolutely impossible to tune. In any case, I'd
take that rig to a repair station. The Yaesu FT-757GX is a good (if
technologically old) rig, so it would be worth having it repaired.


Good luck and 73,

Jeff Strieble, WB8NHV (mailto: )
Fairport Harbor, Ohio USA

Ham since 1972
Member ARRL
Member Lake County (Ohio) Amateur Radio Association