Thanks for the suggestions... Did what you described and didn't see anything obviously wrong with the mechanism. I could not see the part under the rotor that you referred too (spindle?), but the trip itself looked fine; nothing broke, worn or bent... Decided to make another small adjustment on the ...

Bail opens properly and locks in place for casting. Bail will not close unless you use your figure to release the trip lever manually. Trip lever spring seems ok. Any ideas…