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In Reply to: RE: BIC 960 Turntable posted by Nadguy on December 30, 2011 at 05:58:42:
It's been a long time since I've done this, so memory is a little dim. You have to come in between the pulley and the bushing with oil on a toothpick or something even thinner. Don't overdo it because excess oil will seep down the motor shaft and may loosen the cup magnet, which will then slip intermittently on the shaft. It may be easier if you remove the pulley with an allen wrench.
This defect is maddening because the motor may seem fine until it warms up. The slipping magnet is an endemic failure on many BICs, and it can be repaired.
I can't recall what oil I used to use. I favor synthetics for staying in place longer than natural oils. The bottom of the motor shaft just sits on a leaf spring: there's no lower bearing, so the fact that the motor is semi-sealed is not critical as it is in the sealed motors of hundreds of Japanese cassette decks. If I have the motor apart to fix the slipping cup magnet, I'll give the bottom a clean and spot of new oil.
Richard Steinfeld
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