Another thing to inspect is the motor casting and attachment points. Make sure no one has lost a screw holding the various parts together. The tensioner pulley is not rubbing on the main pulley is it? Probably the best thing to do is as someone else suggested and dismantle, clean and re-lube the whole motor. Make sure the spring is completely unwound before you take it apart though. If you loosen something and the shafts start to move fast, you can burn out a bearing or strip gear teeth in a heartbeat.
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeff Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 7:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Phono-L] Mandrel bearing and other ... Okay- "thanks" for the tips on the bearing John, Ron, Steve etc... Now I have a new question: The motor seems to be siezed, but I can't tell if it's the gears or the spring/barrel. The spring was wound tight and I was able (with patience) to back off the spring catches one turn backwards after another and release the tension. So- the spring "does" wind up with the crank just fine- but the motor won't turn the gears. I've look at all the obvious things of course like the lever/governer stops etc... the governer springs seem to move okay and when I push on the gears they seem to move a little. Where is the most likely place to look that this motor, gears etc... could be seized up? What should I take apart first. lol I think this was famous line in a movie.... "I've got tools and I'm not afraid to use them". lol thx -jeff
