Technics SL-J3 Needs Some Love

[MLewalski]

New AK member here.

My 1986 linear tracking Technics SL-J3 needs some help. I've recently replaced the small drive belt and removed the old slide mechanism grease. I need something to use to re-grease. Any suggestions?

I'm hoping that the new lubricant will take care of an issue where the cartridge moves along faster than the stylus in the groove. As the cartridge moves, it exerts a side pressure on the stylus that eventually ends with the stylus skipping across the LP a few grooves to where the cartridge currently is.

Help is appreciated. Thanks.

 

[pchilson]

I recently did this on a Technics SL-J2. I used white lithium grease. Everything seems to work as designed for me.
This is a great sounding table.

 

[MLewalski]

I believe I have some white lithium grease out in the garage... I will try that. Thanks for the advice.

 

[Hugo65]

If I understood it correctly, I'd say you may have got the wrong belt width, which is causing the cartridge to advance too fast in relation to the grooves. Are you sure you got the correct belt? Did you have this issue before changing belts?

 

[MLewalski]

Yes, this issue was occurring prior to changing the belt. I got the belt from turntableneedles.com and it seemed to be a perfect fit. I just located my old post on vinylengine.com and it seems that there is some info that I must have missed at the time about possibly making adjustments to the servo gain and offset voltage. I will try the lube first and then look into the other adjustments if necessary.