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Thorens 166 mk2 - maintenance

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Posted on October 14, 2014 at 18:04:23
eleiko2@verizon.net
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 I posted this on the vinyl asylum too.

I bought this fully manual table new in 1985 and have done nothing to it except change the belt every 5 years. Should I oil it once in a while? If so, where? The machine sounds as good as it did when I bought it.

 

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RE: Thorens 166 mk2 - maintenance, posted on October 16, 2014 at 04:40:22
JonM
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 A few drops of high quality machine oil (*not* 3-in-1) placed at the top of the platter's spindle shaft is not a bad idea. Don't fully remove the platter - just lift it out of the well far enough to put a few drops of oil at the top of the well. (I had a TD160 back in the 1970's whose spindle went dry when the thrust plate at the bottm of the well leaked - there was enough residual oil that the thing still turned, so you never know...)

My Linn LP12 is a little older than your Thorens, and its motor needed to be cleaned and oiled (it was making rubbing noises as the bearings gunked up and dried out). If your motor is still silent, I'd leave it alone.

A new belt every 5 years? It's great you pamper your Thorens like that. I'm still on my original Linn belt over 30 years later. :-)

 

RE: Thorens 166 mk2 - maintenance, posted on October 16, 2014 at 12:07:02
eleiko2@verizon.net
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 Thanks for the advice.

My table still functions as it did almost 30 years ago. It maintains the right speed and I hear no unwanted noises. That's why I haven't done anything to it, though I suspected it might be a good idea to lubricate certain parts. A thorough cleaning and lube I'd leave to someone who knows how to do that stuff. Knowing me, I'd take it apart and have no idea how to reassemble it.

 

Why does this remind me of a saying that we used in the Navy in the ground support shop (and elsewere, I am sure)..., posted on October 16, 2014 at 22:44:32
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RE: Why does this remind me of a saying that we used in the Navy in the ground support shop (and elsewere, I am sure)..., posted on October 17, 2014 at 03:22:02
eleiko2@verizon.net
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 My thoughts exactly.

 

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