Setting Infinity Focus on Super Ricohflex TLR

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Ok, this is driving me batty. I took the 3 grub screws on the geared viewing lens on this TLR and removed the gear/outer ring. Then I unscrewed the viewing lens from up top. The bottom taking lens is hitting perfect focus on the ground glass that I laid on the film rails, just as it snugs down, so that was easy. I figured I would screw the viewing lens in until I got sharp focus on the ground glass on top, slip on the gear/trim ring, and tighten down the grub screws. It SOUNDS easy enough, but no matter where I start the threads on the viewing lens I cannot get sharp focus up top. What am I doing wrong?

I had the camera apart for while now, and I'm wondering if something is missing, but it looks all there to me. Any ideas?
 

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How far off is the view infinity from the taking?
Adjust the view gg/focus screen up for focus needing to go inward from taking infinity; lower view gg/focus screen for focus needing to go further forward.
Is the view gg/focus screen installed correctly (correct side facing the lens)?
 
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