Pioneer PL-518

[Chubba]

Last night I was half way through a record when the tonearm lifted ,went back to the rest and the table shut off. It did this twice. Any ideas?

 

[sinnerboy]

There is a screw at the tonearm base IIRC that allows you to manage where the arm picks up. However, the culprit is likely the plastic gear that has a tendency to crack to where it doesn't turn properly on the tonearm shaft. I used superglue to fix the crack and make it snug enough to rotate properly. If you remove the bottom and look at the mechanism, you'll figure out how it works.

 

[Chubba]

Thank you sinnerboy. I will get on it.

 

[Markoz]

Another option is to 'weld' that cracked plastic back together using a small soldering iron. I did mine that way more than three years ago, and it's still holding.

 

[Chubba]

I looked into the table and found nothing cracked or broken. I think it may be a lube issue. For now I removed the large gear making it manual. I will go back in during the winter. Cheers