Is Holmes 480 control neutralizer rod supposed to be straight?

[BobJ]

Can anyone tell me if Holmes 480 #56 control rod neutralizer on passenger side is supposed to be straight? Driver side is straight and illustration says they are supposed to be the same=straight, but would like to confirm just in case. It functioned, but if not correct I will fix it.

 

Was going to take slop out of controls and everything associated has been hacked by a real pro. If rod is supposed to be straight I guess something violent happened to "S" bend it. Which could explain ultra sloppy shifter shaft going into case. Uh oh.  

 

Sorry about photobucket.

 

 

 

Edited November 24, 2019 by BobJ

[sweetk30]

just went out in the dark and checked my 480 setup and both my links on the winch look ALMOST like yours . . . but mine are both STRAIGHT not bent in a S-shape . 

 

got to love some peoples fixes or beat up works of art .

 

hope this hepls you .

Edited November 25, 2019 by sweetk30

[BobJ]

18 hours ago, sweetk30 said:

just went out in the dark and checked my 480 setup and both my links on the winch look ALMOST like yours . . . but mine are both STRAIGHT not bent in a S-shape . 

 

got to love some peoples fixes or beat up works of art .

 

hope this hepls you .

That definitely helped, thanks for checking. No idea who, why, or what bent it like=one more piece of the puzzle revealed. Driver side linkage is a real mess. Thought I would start on easy side first haha.

 

Thanks again for going to the trouble.

[sweetk30]

my 480 unit is super low hr's so its CLEAN for its age . so if you need pics of what few things make them work just ask .

[BobJ]

Will do thanks. Appreciate offer.

 

Seeing massive wear and no maintenance/hack repairs starting to give me that nagging feeling. Mostly just time spent on it up till now. Should probably re evaluate after sorting linkage.