Grafanola Model 161 Help
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 2:50 pm
I am trying to restore a Columbia model 161 for my son who loves our floor model Grafanola. The only thing stopping me right now is the winding clutch mechanism is broken, and I do not know enough to understand what is needed. The motor is an Flyer model 5383. When I wind it there is a spring with an 'arm' ( a piece of the spring straightened out) that barely catches on the motor housing (see pictures). As long as the motor spring tension is low, it will hold, but if I wind it much the little arm will slip past the ridge in the motor housing and the whole lever will spin until all tension is released on the drive spring. Any advice on what I need to do to fix and where to get the part would be much appreciated. I am pretty handy, and can do modest fabrication if necessary. Thanks!!!