How to make this lid support work the way it should?

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vansteem78
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How to make this lid support work the way it should?

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I bought an off brand upright. Sylvan Cabinet Phonograph and looks like the lid support should not need two hands to make it engage (unlike Victors). Lift it up set it down and it lands in the proper position then lift again to close the lid. All one handed operation. Problem is it does not work properly. You lift it the first time it comes very close to catching and holding but doesn't. How do you make it work. I show here some photos. Is everything needed there or do I need something else to make it work. What position should that dangling piece be in?
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