Fine tuning assembly for preset tuner

A tuning assembly comprising:

• a frame;
• a channel selector shaft rotatably supported by the frame;
• a support member fixed to the selector shaft;
• a plurality of tuning elements mounted on the support member, each tuning element including a rotary shaft and a gear fixed to the rotary shaft, the selector shaft being rotatable to move a selected one of the tuning elements to a tuning position;
• a tuning shaft rotatably and translatably supported by the frame;
• a tuning gear and an actuator member fixed to the tuning shaft;
• an idler shaft rotatably supported by the frame;
• first and second idler gears fixed to the idler shaft and engagable with the tuning gear and the gear of said selected tuning element respectively;
• and
• biasing means urging the idler shaft to tilt over an edge of the frame so that the first and second idler gears disengage from the tuning gear and the gear of said selected tuning element respectively, the tuning shaft being translatable so that the actuator member engages with the idler shaft and tilts the idler shaft against a force of the biasing means so that the first and second gears drivably engage with the tuning gear and the gear of said selected tuning element respectively.