Late 1960s Zenith Microtouch 2G turntable issues

[KentTeffeteller]

Yes, the idler wheels on these changers and the other post 1962 VM 1200 family changers often have this exact issue and are why this is doing what it does. Gary Stork at www.thevoiceofmusic.com offers rebuilt idlers on an exchange basis. Around $35 or so, will restore the Micro-Touch back to normal operation.

[Captainclock]

Originally Posted by KentTeffeteller

Yes, the idler wheels on these changers and the other post 1962 VM 1200 family changers often have this exact issue and are why this is doing what it does. Gary Stork at www.thevoiceofmusic.com offers rebuilt idlers on an exchange basis. Around $35 or so, will restore the Micro-Touch back to normal operation.

Yes, When I get paid from the work I did on the old Fender Deluxe Reverb Guitar Amp that I fixed then I will I think use that towards getting a new idler tire for my Zenith Microtouch.

[zeno]

Depending on how bad it is you can give the idler a
cleaning with lighter fluid. They also used to make
some commercial cleaners. Dont forget the motor
shaft & the inside rim of the platter & be sure the platter
spins freely when not engaged.

73 Zeno

[Captainclock]

Originally Posted by zeno

Depending on how bad it is you can give the idler a
cleaning with lighter fluid. They also used to make
some commercial cleaners. Dont forget the motor
shaft & the inside rim of the platter & be sure the platter
spins freely when not engaged.

73 Zeno

The platter spins quite freely, in fact I spun it with my hand and clocked it out at about three and a half minutes before it finally stopped spinning (which is about how long my old Dual turntable took to spin down, and it has a heavier cast aluminum platter as opposed to a standard aluminum platter like the Zenith has.) Anyways I think it just needs a new idler tire because the one that's on there right now is as hard as a rock so to speak, it feels like plastic in some ways consistency wise, whereas my old Motorola which has the same 1297 changer but from the early 1960s works fine (it actually has a different type of idler tire in it all together.)