Tangential extractors have the frames set with the outside of the extractor and need to be reversed. Radial extractors are the "pie shaped" like spokes on a wheel. Are you sure yours is tangential? It sounds awfully large for a tangential.
What is the surface? Painted metal? Stainless steel? Is it rusty and pitted? A good scouring with an SOS pad and recoating with Camcote or other food-grade epoxy might be helpful.
Is the manufacturer still in business? I bought an old Dadant extractor and wrote the company. They sent me a sheet of parts and plans.
Grant
Jackson, MO
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