I recently received this motor back from a vendor, the spring was replaced along with the gov weight springs, as well as the brass gear on the spindle shaft. I wound the motor and the machine played through one record. Then I tried to play another and the machine locked up. removed the motor to take a look at which time the gov shaft fell out and we all know what happens then
The spring went south. After wiping the grease off my face I replaced the gov and now there is a gap between the spindle gear and the worm gear on the gov shaft. There is no way, that I can see, to adjust the gap between these two gears other than back and forth.
I can't believe this thing self-destructed after one record - any suggestions? The gap between the worm gear and the spindle shaft is undoubtedly the prob but which gear?
this machine is getting expensive. I hope this is not another one of those there are none of these gears left on earth situations... Have a good weekend....
Bill K