Ribbon is outside 'tension' guide, and in 'Print' mode (no stencil).
Make sure you are not in stencil position (lever at the front and just below ribbon cartridge on left shows S and R should be in R if it is in the right position check for broken teeth in the driver gears on the piece that swings back to change the ribbon
SOURCE: Ribbon not advancing on Selectric II typewriter
on the left far side of the ribbon there is a white vertical post. the ribbon should be on the left side of that. also make sure you turn the ribbon the direction of the arrow (on the cassete) otherwise will need professional repair
SOURCE: IBM Correcting Selectric II; correction ribbon frozen in front of typing ribbon.
Move the grey lever on the R. side of the carrier to the R. and remove correction tape, try the machine, if it seems to work OK install a new correction tape.
DickyO
SOURCE: IBM Selectric II Ribbon Not Advancing
First check to be sure that the ribbon is on the left of the shock wire where it comes out of the cassette, if that is OK then check the ribbon driver it should move freely and swing to the ribbon take up spool. Some WD40 will free it up. Also be sire the ribbon is winding in the direction of the arrows.
DickyO
SOURCE: How do you feed the ribbon through the lift guides
On the outside of both guides are top and bottom extensions that guide the ribbon other than that be sure it goes left od the white slacker finger just left of the ribbon.
DickyO
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