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Can't get the papers in any furthar than this: The spindle points in the same direction as the bearing marker line. The damping material has come away from the spindle and attached to the top of ther bearing
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0674.jpg
underneath the clamp. will need to disassemble to clean later
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0675.jpg
Motor spindle, boltheads showing signs of rust
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0678.jpg
Ok see where the spindle points, between platter and bearing there is contact at the top on this side...
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0680.jpg
and on the bottom on the opposite side, fishy?
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0681.jpg
I'm try to show here how the armboard is not square to the corner of the TT
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0683.jpg
top surface of bronze platter, starting to score again,
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0685.jpg
but that gap is *tiny*
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0686.jpg
taken it off now
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0687.jpg
Bearing assembly and armboard removed, you can see the heads of the bolts that screw into the sorbo supports underneath, the Bearing assy spikes are supposed to locate in them.
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0689.jpg
Bearing assembly, pin on left opposite reference mark, signs of scuffing at the rim
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0690.jpg
trying to show "play" in bearing you have to switch between photos
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0691.jpg
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0692.jpg
Underneath
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0715.jpg
Where the arm is fixed and wired, the cable fixture has come away - careful
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0716.jpg
Bearing end
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0717.jpg
The cable is VDH D502 apparently
http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/al...0/DSCN0718.jpg
I need to lie down for a while now..
peter