Thorens 160B Mark 2 - platter balance - three screws - Heifetz

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Thorens 160B Mark 2 - platter balance - three screws

Greetings.
I am having difficulty with the 'final' stage of balancing my tt. It is a Thorens 160 B Mark2.
There is a tiny 'wave'. I suspect that the drive belt is causing it. It is running on the lower edge part of the inner platter which may be causing an anomoly. I have tried a new Thorens belt. I have read a lot of articles and googled a lot.
I have tried adjusting the motor pulley shaft using the three screws. I am having zero success. I don't understand the three screws. If it was making me laugh I'd call them the Three Stooges. But that ain't so.
I loosen them, so that the shaft leans away from the platter then tighten them. i assume thats correct. Its only a small amount. The part of the shaft that the belt turns on is on the same plane/height as the lower part of the platter side. The leaning back of the shaft does not raise the level of the belt on the platter.
Should the motor shaft sit higher?
How do I get the belt to travel midway up on the inner platter.
Can anyone help me.
Thx so much for any advice,
Bob
"You have to leave something to your imagination"

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Topic - Thorens 160B Mark 2 - platter balance - three screws - Heifetz 22:02:32 01/13/15 (6)

Success !!: And revelation ! Thorens 160B Mark 2 - platter balance - three screws - - Heifetz 09:17:45 01/15/15 (1)

what tonearm? - Tom Schuman 12:53:50 01/15/15 (0)

RE: Thorens 160B Mark 2 - platter balance - three screws - Timbo in Oz 14:36:37 01/14/15 (1)

RE: Thorens 160B Mark 2 - platter balance - three screws - Heifetz 09:15:36 01/15/15 (0)

let the platter settle... you won't notice the effect on the sound. - Tom Schuman 09:34:00 01/14/15 (0)

RE: Thorens 160B Mark 2 - platter balance - three screws - Self-Inflicted 07:45:45 01/14/15 (0)

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