Thorens TD-165 motor in a TD-160? Will it work?

[jimelee108]

Hello, I have a Thorens TD-160 turntable and the motors is dead. Can I use a motor from a TD-165 table for a replacement? There's a TD-165 motor on ebay I am considering.

Does anyone know? Thanks in advance.

 

[Ohighway]

Is the TD-160 motor totally dead? Or is it just running slowly?

I had problems with mine, it was running slowly, something was in a bind. I drilled out the motor housing rivets, and replaced them with nuts/bolts/washers just slightly smaller in diameter than the holes I'd drilled. I was able to make minor adjustments in the housing to the point that the binding went away and the motor ran fine.

 

[carbonman]

The TD-165 motor should be a direct replacement. The main differences between the 160 and 165 were the platter bearing and arm anti-skate.

 

[gadget73]

Check the caps too. If they are bad or disconnected, the motor will just buzz instead of actually spinning. Caps are located under the cover where the power cord connects.

 

[jfriar]

This is exactly a project that I am considering , the shaft on my parts TD 160 is bent , but I have a good motor in a parts 165 . Maybe make 1 good table from 2 parts tables