Looking good Brettski. I have no good advice on the electric. But, if you can access the outside of the ductwork where the damper is, you could grind a flat on one side of the threaded shaft, and then make a handle to slip over the shaft, but under the nut. The handle would have a "D" shaped hole in it. Adjust at will, hold the handle and tighten the nut.


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