SDS question

Hi Tom. When I spoke to Harry about the Che,Che sound (he actually heard it on the telephone), he said there is an adjustment if there is too much play in the shaft. This can be checked by pulling up on the pulley. There should be a little play, but not too much. The play on mine was about equal, so the next step Harry said would be to put oil on the shaft. He didnt mention what kind of oil, but he said he would send some to me. I havent received it yet..this was only a few days ago. If you call VPI, they could surely answer your questions. ..Just for your information, VPI is closed on Mondays and a couple of other days. I called Tuesday and was able to get through. Stan

I've been using Phil's Tenacious Oil, a bicycle oil, for several years now after it was recommended on the Vinyl Asylum. Used it on my Scout, and have been using it on my Scoutmaster with excellent results.

Here's a link:

http://www.philwood.com/Phil%20%20Tenacious%20Oil.htm

According to my manual, the bearing is lubricated with white lithium grease. So that is what I use.

The motor would be lubricated with oil. I'm going to call VPI and ask for some, or what kind to buy.

Tom

I went to the VPI website and looked at the Scoutmaster manual. Tfkaudio is clearly on the right track with his lubrication.

"After at least one year of use, the platter bearing and motor will need to be lubricated. For the platter bearing, use .25 teaspoon of white lithium grease. For the motor, use 1 drop of 40-weight motor oil below the brass piece."

Sameswei...by the "brass piece" ..do they mean the shaft of the pulley? and if so, how do you get oil on that shaft, it being under the wide pulley