Anybody ever seen a damping mechanism like this- no piston! The damping on my sweet Sony PS-X50 is gone and I aom to get it back.
The cueing lever is on the front of the table; it moves the cam that actuates the cueing lift-rod. The damping fluid is between the faying surfaces of a bearing that supports the rotating "lifter cam assembly." There is a normal-appearing cylinder holding the cueing rod but it's a fake! - not a piston, just a guide for the rod.
I almost removed the tonearm to gain access to the "fake" damping cylinder cast into the base, a mess considering the automatic stuff, before I saw the sketch. I can take off the e-clip, open the bearing a bit, and add oil with a needle injector, without removing the arm!
Any suggestion as to what kind of damping oil to use? I'll contact the nice folks at Turntable Basics and ask them also. Thanks.
