stratokaster
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Great! It should be useful to others in the future.
Cue Damping Gone, on Linn Basik LVX tonearm. Repaired successfully!
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Thanks Stratokaster.
Ilikevinyl
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Glad it works better now.
Bumping this up. I had the same problem with my linn basik lvx arm but was scared to attempt what the OP did. I ordered some 300k silicone oil and using a syringe, just put some on the shaft of the tonearm lift and continuously brought it up and down til the oil worked itself into the barrel. It was a bit messy and not ideal, but got the job done after a few days. I just let the oil creep down slowly from the shaft into the barrel. There was some gunk left by the excess oil that didn’t sink in. I just cleaned it off with some isopropyl alcohol and so far the arm is working nicely. This may be worth a try as another option to fix the linn’s tonearm lifter. Hope this helps.
Great you got it fixed, without disassembly.
Took me years, before I got the courage to remove buggered up set screw out, on mine. Was afraid of damaging thread in plastic body. I first tried applying oil to shaft. But i didn't have any luck, slowing drop. Maybe didn't try it long enough, to have effect.
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Thought I'd resurrect an old thread to share my experience with this repair in case anyone else comes across it via Google like I did.
Done this past weekend on a Basik LVV but it seems to be the same part.
The bottom seal wouldn't budge for me and I didn't want to risk damaging it so I tried going in through the top which is for sure the intended ingress point. The black ring around the lift piston came off very easily and revealed a retaining ring holding down a washer and the lift spring. Remove those and you can pull out the piston entirely.
I completely spaced on getting photos but I'm thinking I'll have to disassemble it again soon because it's a little too stiff now for such a lightweight arm so I'll have to remove some of the oil. I'll update with photos when I get around to doing so.
Done this past weekend on a Basik LVV but it seems to be the same part.
The bottom seal wouldn't budge for me and I didn't want to risk damaging it so I tried going in through the top which is for sure the intended ingress point. The black ring around the lift piston came off very easily and revealed a retaining ring holding down a washer and the lift spring. Remove those and you can pull out the piston entirely.
I completely spaced on getting photos but I'm thinking I'll have to disassemble it again soon because it's a little too stiff now for such a lightweight arm so I'll have to remove some of the oil. I'll update with photos when I get around to doing so.
If you do disassemble it, photos would be nice!
Maybe use lower viscosity (cSt) silicone oil?
So what arm do you have? My LVX doesn't have a spring that I remember. Maybe a Pic of what your working on.
I got it now.
I think it's a little trial and error, on what viscosity silicone will work best.
500K is maybe a little slow on mine. But, it doesn't stop on way down. So I've left as is.
My que cylinder looks to be the same.
I just added some fluid to the internal linkage from the bottom side of que. I didn't try to completely fill it.
I have not removed the top seal as you did.
I don't think the area above that piston is ment to be filled. Now I'm just guessing. I DON'T KNOW what the designer intended.
My opinion is: If that reservoir were filled when arm is down. Raising up the arm would push the oil out the top past the seal. It has to go somewhere. I think the function of the silicon fluid in this que is to increase
friction between contacting surfaces. To slow arm drop. I think it's only necessary to lightly coat surfaces. Now, I've been wrong before.
I have a Technics SL1200 with a fluid damping attachment. It has a silicon fluid filled reservoir. But it's function is to dampen arm vibration while playing records.
The arm has a separate internal linkage for its que. I applied a little fluid to it's linkage surfaces.
I have not removed the top seal as you did.
I don't think the area above that piston is ment to be filled. Now I'm just guessing. I DON'T KNOW what the designer intended.
My opinion is: If that reservoir were filled when arm is down. Raising up the arm would push the oil out the top past the seal. It has to go somewhere. I think the function of the silicon fluid in this que is to increase
friction between contacting surfaces. To slow arm drop. I think it's only necessary to lightly coat surfaces. Now, I've been wrong before.
I have a Technics SL1200 with a fluid damping attachment. It has a silicon fluid filled reservoir. But it's function is to dampen arm vibration while playing records.
The arm has a separate internal linkage for its que. I applied a little fluid to it's linkage surfaces.
pcourtney
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How did you remove the small black washer, I raised the cueing lever to take a closer look, to see if I could fill the reservoir from the top ( I have an LVX arm) , and I will use some 350cst silicon fluid that I have, but the small black washer is not removeable, well unless I cut it and prise it out, which does not look like what you have done, there is a small screw above the washer, did you manage to unscrew it, I tried and stopped, as it would not budge and with a fair amount of force as well :-(
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yes remove the screw with the correct size screwdriver and the lever will come off then you can remove the mechanism to dismantle on the bench, you will need the correct size small circlip pliers or improvise to remove as I did with some modelling sprue cutters , once the circlip is removed the washer and spring will come off and then you can access the reservoir and piston to administer the fluid only apply to the piston and reservoir , can be a little messy , but clean can be done with isopryl and a cloth .