Zenith Microtouch 2G needle issue

[Captainclock]

I had the same issue when I was working on a Zenith Solid State Record Player just like the one the OP is working on, I tried to find a way to get inside to remove the changer so I could get inside into the electronics (the changer in question was an old BSR Changer so it was probably from the 1970s instead of the late 1960s like the OPs record player) but the record player I was working on had a blown output transistor in the right channel and I was trying to see if there was any way to get into the record player to get a view of the electronics but I just couldn't find a way to open up the record player cabinet, just like what the OP is having issues with, I think that these later Zenith record players were permanently sealed and weren't meant to be opened up and serviced because otherwise there would of been an obvious way to open up the cabinet without having to resort to busting open the cabinet with a hammer and prybar.