CR-640 selector shaft broken?

[Puddintane]

Is this white plastic part that fits around the selector shaft on my CR-640 broken? As you can see, it's the same on both shafts. If yes, is it fixable? Or is it okay as it is?

 

[clinic-audio]

Hello
Don't worried , this is normal after so many years . Many are like this today . They are just open not broken in two pieces .

 

[Puddintane]

Hello
Don't worried , this is normal after so many years . Many are like this today . They are just open not broken in two pieces .

I tried putting a little pressure on them with some needle nose pliers to see if they would squeeze back together, but they didn't really move at all. I don't know if I could even super glue them together if I wanted to. I'd probably have to replace the whole thing if I need to do.

 

[avionic]

Those nylon pieces are just for the stops. To prevent you from tuning the shaft beyond there limit and possibly damaging the switch. 99% of the time they all look like yours, cracked.

 

[Dr. Ear]

If you are worried about the cracks you could use glue and heat shrink tube of suitable size to prevent that they will fall apart completely one day.

 

[blhagstrom]

They are probabaly nylon and won’t glue.

If it’s working, leave them alone.
Messing with them may make the situation worse.