Hi maxwestern and Tyler,

Thanks for your suggestions maxwestern. Some handy ideas there.
Tyler, here's some shots. The bar is indeed bent. So straightening it could sort the problem?

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Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!