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In Reply to: AR-XA spindle thrust bearing problem. posted by alaskahiatt on May 7, 2022 at 02:29:26:
I was able to clean the rotten foam off the replacement inner platter with aircraft metal paint remover after a initial scraping with a plastic putty knife. Discoloration still exists, but the platter is smooth. I don't care about the discoloration and was more concerned with keeping the same mass and balance.
I then polished the bearing rod and tip.
The hardest part was flipping the delrin disc and reinstalling it. Every time I dropped the disc pad into the spindle bearing shaft, it landed on the wrong side. Removing it each time became real difficult, and it finally would not come back out . After a long struggle, I was able to remove it. I finally came up with a installation method that worked. I lowered the delrin disc while it was attached to a wood dowel and coated with a small amount of blu tak. When the disc bottomed out, I pushed down on the disc with a wooden skewer while lifting the blu tak dowel.
After some turbine oil was applied, I lowered the inner platter into the bearing well. I am now enjoying music once again. Thanks to the guy who brought the two motor AR-XA to the dump and to those that helped here at the asylum.
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Follow Ups
- After an all day affair, I am back spinning LPs on my AR-XA. - alaskahiatt 05/7/2223:24:40 05/7/22 (8)
- Sweet! Good for another half century, congrats. Nt - viridian 12:20:42 05/8/22 (1)
- That's how I feel. Too bad I am 76. nt. ;^) - alaskahiatt 23:30:42 05/11/22 (0)
- RE: After an all day affair, I am back spinning LPs on my AR-XA. - JonM 05:18:44 05/8/22 (2)
- Hahaha. Thanks. Actually, I just scrounged the inner platter from - alaskahiatt 05:53:21 05/8/22 (1)
- I remember my first exposure to the AR - Story 07:13:09 05/8/22 (0)
- all day affair - Story 04:19:30 05/8/22 (2)
- Thanks. Already ordered two more from Pat's Audio last night. nt - alaskahiatt 05:13:06 05/8/22 (0)
- It's surprising how long those Delrin thrust pads will last. - ghost of olddude55 04:52:55 05/8/22 (0)
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