Decades of use may have not affected the metal bearing shaft of the sub-platter. But when buying a used turntable, its conditions are among the first things to check.<\/p>\n The sub-platter should rotate with no noticeable wobble nor excessive noise (or no noise\u00a0at all). It is better not to insist in rotating the sub-platter, since the oil in the well could be old or even missing\u2026<\/p>\n A quick glance at the shaft will tell if it is damaged or not. Circle scratches around it could be the sign of wear due to prolonged un-oiled rotations. The shaft must fit snugly in the cylinder housing, with\u00a0no play between the shaft and the well\u2019s wall.<\/p>\n Inspection of a Thorens TD-165\u2019s 10 mm bearing shaft housing in the sub-platter. The thrust plate, a circular metal piece at the bottom of the well should show no wear: it is where the bearing shaft tip rests while rotating. In case of need a new thrust plate can be installed over the old worn one.<\/em><\/p>\n Clean the well from the old oil or deposits with a cotton swab; clean the shaft with a soft\u00a0cloth and oil both shaft and well. Sewing machine, gun lubricating, as well as car motor oil, are all suited for the task.<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cleaning and oiling the sub-platter bearing Thorens belt-driven turntables have an inner platter, or sub-platter, linked to the motor spindle through a rubber belt. The belt transmits rotation from the motor to the sub-platter. The outer, heavy metal platter rests on the sub-platter. The sub-platter has a bearing shaft inserted in its housing, an oiled […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2864,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasqualerobustini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5559"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasqualerobustini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasqualerobustini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasqualerobustini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasqualerobustini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5559"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasqualerobustini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5562,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasqualerobustini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5559\/revisions\/5562"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasqualerobustini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasqualerobustini.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Thorens-TD160-subplatter\"](\"http:\/\/www.pasqualerobustini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Thorens-TD160-subplatter.jpeg\")
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<\/a>Thorens belt-driven turntables have an inner platter, or sub-platter, linked to the motor spindle through a rubber belt. The belt transmits rotation from the motor to the sub-platter. The outer, heavy metal platter rests on the sub-platter. The sub-platter has a bearing shaft inserted in its housing, an oiled cylinder well\u00a0in the floating sub-chassis.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>