u/External_Initial_432

Hello! I recently got a Smith Corona Galaxie 12 (brand new to typewriters) and it's not quite functioning perfectly.

The carriage gets stuck sometimes, backspace doesn't work, and the carriage return lever won't actually move the carriage, haha.

The first thing I am addressing is the carriage return lever, when I pull it, it doesn't engage the escapement mechanism at all, the carriage release does work (you can hopefully see this in the video).

Anybody have any videos of a similar or the same typewriter and how this should actually be functioning? I don't actually know what's missing or not hooked up because I don't know how it should look in the first place. Thanks!!