Should my tonearm look like this?

[Thunderbox]

Hello everyone, I just rewired this Syntec S-220 the other week and this has been bugging me. I didn't pay attention to it before disassembly, but something tells me it is not normal. At record height, the azimuth is fine, but at rest is leans to the left, and sitting on the table it leans to the right. The bearings seem fine, when I balanced it, it moves freely, barely blowing on the headshell makes it bob up and down. Also the arm tube is installed correctly. There does seem to be a tilt near the post with the horizontal bearings at certain positions. Is this an issue or is this the way the arm is made? It doesn't have antiskate so I'm not sure if this part of the design to counteract the force the record exerts pulling it towards the center. I would like some insight before I pay $$ to get a tech to look at it. Thanks!
I know this is common with unipivots but this is obviously not a unipivot. My Acos does not do this, thats what makes me wonder whats up with it.
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Looks like the azimuth is off. There is probably a set screw under and back of the collar that the headshell attaches to. Loosen it and adjust the headshell so it is parallel to the platter and then tighten the set screw.

 

[Ilikevinyl]

Isaac, here's my Ortofon FF15XEMKII mounted on a Technics headshell. This cartridge was mounted to a Technics SL-B3 turntable that I bought at a thrift store. Had an Ortofon VMS3E back in the day. I prefer these vintage Ortofon cartridges to the OM & 2M series. They have a warmer presentation.

 

[Isaac C.]

With my amp and speakers, the Ortofon really balances the presentation.

 

[Ilikevinyl]

With my amp and speakers, the Ortofon really balances the presentation.

Remembered that I had an Audio Technica AT-110E cartridge and switched to the Ortofon VMS3E. Ortofon has more bass and a warmer sound than the 110E.

 

[Isaac C.]

Sorry but I have another question, why is this bearing on the left look like something is protruding while the right looks flush? Is the ball race not seated correctly or something? My pictures are not in order, but its the bearing that looks slightly "off".

 

[Isaac C.]

Here is a picture before I rewired and disassembled the arm:

 

[Isaac C.]

Is that also part of the design or is that not normal? It's like the post isn't centered or something, it looks like it's leaning towards the right more.

 

[ripblade]

I doubt it's part of the design. I wouldn't about it though, so long as the bearings are properly adjusted.