[etcarroll]

Rats, back to my old Denon 52f, for whatever reason the weight on my out-board motor not cooperating, the flywheel weight won't spin freely.

Cleaned then re-lubed with white lithium grease twice, no joy.

I put a few drops of synthetic motor oil on the capstan stems of the 2 motor driven black, belt drive disks.

Then a gob of white lithium grease on the bearing of the flywheel weight that sits between the black drive disks/motors – that the capstan belts drive.

Also white lithium grease on the platter bearing, it seem to spin fine.

But the flywheel weight seems to resist spinning. It moves, but the belts driving it vibrate rapidly, as though fighting a load that’s more than they can handle.

And LPs do not spin to proper speed.

Is there a better lubricant for the motor weight? 

Emailed customer support at VPI for suggestions, but open to thoughts from the group here as well.

[Gzerro]

No idea on your question, but you might want to post on the VPI forum at http://vpiindustries.com/forum/index.php. There are quite a few knowledgeable folks on the board there that should be able to answer your question.

[Nick77]

I use 40 weight motor oil and a syringe to apply a healthy drop on my Scout.

[etcarroll]

Thanks Gzerro, doing it now.

Gene

[etcarroll]

Was on phone with Pumpkinman this morning getting caught up, and was boo-hooing that my VPI speed issue still a problem. We kicked around maybe not a lube issue, maybe the SDS speed control. Went about my day.

Just took the SDS out of the mix, and records play fine. 

So, guess I need a speed box repair.