[Phono-L] 4 spring credenza motor problem

[Andrew Baron]

A mechanic's simple stethoscope works wonders in situations like  
this.  A screwdriver used as a stethoscope can be used as well, but is  
hard to keep steady on the moving spring barrels.

Andy Baron
Santa Fe


On Apr 30, 2009, at 3:30 PM, phonofolks at aol.com wrote:

>
> Did you take the motor board out and place on two milk crates, or  
> two tables, and watch the spring unwind to see where the scraping  
> sound is coming frome? As Bob stated the power decrease? could be  
> weak springs. Also what type of grease did you use to repack the  
> spring? The wrong lubrication could also cause problems.
>
> Rick