Hmm…well, something must be out of alignment because when I actuate the shaft and hear the click, there is no movement at the points.

How is the brass bushing adjusted so as to achieve proper “alignment”?

I did watch that video the first time you posted it. It looks like you cut a shaft and inserted it from the bottom of the bushing to demonstrate how it actuated ghat little lifter. Thanks for that. It helped alot.

The brass/ bronze bushing which houses that shaft has no adjustment, correct? It is simply mounted to the timer housing by way of 2 screws through the bottom of the housing.

On the side of the timer housing there are 2 tiny set screws. What is their purpose? One of them came out easily but the other one is stuck rock solid and one side sheared off during attempt at removal. As a side note, I have a functional timer from a 1925(?) C model and there are no set screws on the side of that timer housing.