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Axial aluminum electrolytic caps are also likely candidates for replacement.  This chassis is a nice EF Johnson Navigator that needs the fifty year old caps replaced, but it just wouldn't look right to have modern blue Nichicon parts tacked in under here.  It's not that hard to gut the aluminum can , insert the modern replacement, and button everything back up.  I'm not sure I'd do this on a DX-60, but there's not that many Navigators still out there, so I decided to take the time to rebuild the electrolytics under the chassis....











           

 

The old cap can slides out from the cardboard tube, when you unroll the edges.  Both parts will be reused.









Unroll the crimped edge using a set of side cutters. If you do this carefully, the aluminum will not tear.  Save the insulating disk.  The old capacitor body can be pulled out with a set of pliers. This is a messy step , so be prepared!









Here's the parts cleaned up and ready to go back together. I removed the resistance welded ground lead off the cap can, and drilled a small hole for the new ground lead.











(Ansel Adams I'm not! )

Here's a crummy photo of the finished reworked caps installed under the chassis of my Navigator.  They're not perfect, as you can see, but they seem to me to be far nicer than just stuffing a new imported capacitor under the chassis.  I wonder if 50 yrs from now, someone will cut these out and discover the camouflage!

The  Navigator is still perking along nicely, matched up with a Drake 2B receiver.

Next step...paper caps....