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never had a manual for mine.
It's pretty simple, alot more so than a mark 5.
There's a setscrew that holds in the quill, and the 2 top screws under the pulley are all that keep the drive shaft and bearings in the housing.
Real simple.

I'm parting mine out if there is anything you need for it. send me a PM

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I leached this pic from craigslist it's a 50th anniversary

This must be a C

correctamundo!

rlkeeney wrote:Anyone need a challenge. Here is one for you.

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I'm with Dusty on the price.
That's just naaasty.
The casters make it work the trouble.

I have a brownie/goldie casting that you're welcome to for the shipping.
They don't weigh much. I would rather give it away than see it get melted down for scrap!
Where do ya live ie, zipcode?

Just because I like to overbuild certain things, I had Skip Campbell from MKCtools.com build me a 2 bearing quill for my 56 Greenie restoration. I like it.
I'm leaving the gilmer drive, and just cleaned and went through the clutches.
my 32 cents worth.

Thanks Brad, I am speechless.
If I was well off, I would buy that and hang it in my living room.
What a beauty.

It's nice to know that they're listening.
Or in this case, monitoring.
Good Job SS

So, I'll be the devils advocate here....(it's what I do), Why go to the trouble to make them out of plastic, when a forum member here has already improved the originals by making them out of aluminum instead of plastic... which were famous for breaking. Honestly, if I were to restore or repair a MAR...

4) Check to see if the set screw is loose causing the knob to slip on the shaft(turns the outer dial without actually moving the shaft////sheaves). and to take that great advice a little deeper.. Pull it off and look at the shaft where the set screw seats, the can they get gouged out real bad somet...