SME table owners - ever have a motor go out?

Thanks Raul, he also said never say never :)

I think I got to the final issue just now. The O-ring that holds the motor had "lost it's tension" over the years. So when the tt starts up, motor moves b/c the worn o-ring wouldn't hold just right it on start up. So then the belt rode around on the pulley picking up some stray oil on the motor housing...so then the rubbing sound was the belt slipping on the pulley, which is hard to hold the speed - duh.

Simple. I stole a o-ring off a suspension tower. It holds the motor firmly on start up...the worn o-ring is now on the suspension tower...which is fine until I get a replacement...

Problem solved. Killer tunes again :) !!

Dear Jfrech: Sometimes when things/trouble like this appear in our systems and then we fixed it seems/remember to me like ( when we were younger a lot younger ) when we broke with our beloved girl friend and two days latter we reconcile: " a wonderful interior peace "!!!

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

John - Nice diagnosis and treatment! Cost effective too.
You've helped all those of us with SME tables
who might run into that problem in the future.
Thanks for sharing your info.
Regards.