Turntable question

[need4art]

Picked up a very nice VV-35 and am in the process of cleaning it up and noticed that the turntable goes up and down in a wavy fashion like a drunken sailor. Taking it apart I find that I by wigging the turntable a bit and applying pressure from the top I got it off. On a flat surface the turntable is more than ¼" off. Not having had to deal with this before I wonder if putting a steel rod through the turntable and gently pulling on it might make this condition better. Anyone tried this before...or any other ideas?

Thx in advance for the help
Abe

[Phonofreak]

Hi Abe, I was a Sailor, but not a drunken one Is the nub on the bottom of the turntable crooked? Is so, then a steel rod, use a long one say about a foot should give you enough torque to straighten out the nub. If the nub is straight, the the spindle is probably bent.
Harvey Kravitz

[Curt A]

Rotate the turntable by hand until you locate the lowest spot... use your hand to lift the edge (use necessary force) and straighten it. It might take several times...

[Phonofreak]

Be careful doing that. You could bend the spindle.
Harvey Kravitz

[need4art]

Using both ideas that were provided I came up with another; since I have rebuilt cars as a hobby for years (no so many cars-more phonos) i have a lot of tools. Looking at my tool boxes I came up with this. I used the idea of marking the high spot area and then clamped the turntable face down on my work bench. I found a socket that was a very close fit over the mounting hub (½"type long socket) fitted the long breaker bar and applied pressure-it took 5 attempts but now its almost perfect.

Thx for the help!
Abe