1970s Zenith All-in-one Stereo with record player issues

[Captainclock]

Originally Posted by Username1

Look under to see the linkage associated with the arm, you will see what it does
when the arm is up, and when it is down with no additional records....

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Thanks, I think I'll see if I can take a look at that and see what's going on.
I realize that the BSR Changers (not unlike their Collaro brethren) were meant to be easy to service but I really wonder why it was that BSR made and stuck to a changer design that was as flawed as these were for as long as they did.
I mean these BSR Changers almost always have some sort of mechanical issue of some sort with them every time I run across one, and most of the mechanical issues I realize are usually due to dried grease and what not but there have been several mechanical issues I have come across with these changers like tracking issues that are not due to dried grease that makes me wonder why it was that they didn't just stick to their old designs and just redesign the casing, because I know the earlier BSR Changers from the '50s and '60s were designed very similar to the old Collaros.