Technics SL-1200 MKII Bearing Problem

I think it's something to do with the antiskate mechanism. Mine does the same thing, but when I set the antiskate to 6g, the tonearm drops into the armrest as it should. When the tonearm is positioned anywhere else (with the cueing lever up) though, it pulls the tonearm noticeably outward. What I've found is that the antiskate setting that works for playing records causes it to drift inward when lowering into the tonearm cradle.

I thought the anti-skate only pulls in one direction (away from the platter) to counteract the centripetal force of the rotating record? If this is the case, then it should never pull the arm back toward the platter, as it does when I move the arm to the right of the arm rest.

07-07-08: Heyitsmedusty
I thought the anti-skate only pulls in one direction (away from the platter) to counteract the centripetal force of the rotating record? If this is the case, then it should never pull the arm back toward the platter...

That was my thought as well. The anti skate should never pull the tonearm toward the spindle. Its purpose is to counteract centripetal force, and push the tonearm away from the spindle.

I took it to a professional, and it's fixed, basically. If I balance the tonearm at zero, set the anti-skate to zero, and then pull the tonearm over to the spindle it still drifts back to the edge of the platter, but much more slowly now.

I guess this is normal?