I imagine you can get one ball bearing from George Vollema. However, you may find the errant one in grease of the motor or in a crack in the horn itself somewhere. You may be better off getting 5 new ones (McMaster Carr will sell you a hundred cheap or you can get new ones from George) and then you will know they are matched in size. I have not seen any instructions. I just know that you want to have a good air seal at all joints and you do it with grease.
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of William Zucca Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 10:46 AM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Orthophonic Tonearm ballbearing info Thanks, Ron. Do you have any idea where I can buy ONE ball bearing of the correct size? Have you ever seen on the Internet a procedure for rebuilding Orthophonic tonearms? I want to check my work. Thanks, GrnMountainBill On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 12:21 AM, Ron L'Herault <[email protected]> wrote: > As far as I know, they should all be the same. If one was bigger it is > because it is a poor replacement. > > Ron L > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of William Zucca > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 10:56 PM > To: Antique Phonograph List > Subject: [Phono-L] Orthophonic Tonearm ballbearing info > > Hello All: > > I am working on an Orthophonic Victrola V V-4-40 and have cleaned out the > old grease at the base of the tonearm as it attaches to the bracket bolted > to the rear of the turntable deck. I find 5 small ball bearings there; one > per divot in the cup on the bottom of the bracket. Am I nuts or is one of > the ball bearings larger than the rest? If this is as it is supposed to > be, > what is the purpose of the larger ball and in which divot does it belong? > > Always wanting to move smoothly towards restoration, > GrnMountainBill > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
