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The motor area before disassembly

Bottom bearing opened up for cleaning and new oil. The felt was rock hard.

Cleaned pulley wheel, but plate still needs a rub down to remove dirt

Nice pics, clean the bushing inside with 400 grain sanding paper as described above (red arrow) there must be a bushing on the other side of rotor too. Clean the felt, let dry and ad oil to it

Attach motor cover, tighten screws very lightly, Insert 10 mm wide acetate strips at red arrows, ad acetate strips until you feel contact to both rotor and stator. same amont of acetate strips in all 4 places, when OK tighten screws, and check again.

The 1200 is quite different from the 1202

Thanks Soren,

Will sanding the bronze bush not destroy the sintered coating? Also, I didn't think to do that yesterday as I thought it might create too much play for the rotor shaft? Happy to try it though as I have a second motor that I could use from the 1202.

How do you suggest cleaning the felt? I put lots of oil on the felts yesterday because I thought they might draw lubricant out from the bush? Is it right to soak them in oil, or should they be just lightly oiled?

Will go get some acetate the weekend to get the rotor centered. How freely should it spin by hand once the motor is reassembled...same sort of gliding spin with no resistance that I felt when I had it only in the bottom bearing?

Sorry for all the questions - I want to make sure I get it right. And thanks again for all your help - I really appreciate it.

Thank you everyone for your help so far...check out my youtube link to the 1200 up n running.

Sintered bronze has small holes in it, these holes are full of hardened oil, and the bushing dirty with hardened oil on the surface, so no more space for oil, the oil gets pressed out of the bushing, and it runs dry, Sanding it roughens up and cleans the surface, and there is again space for the oil to stay in. I have been using 200 grain, when 400 grain was not available, and no problems. My 1202 is running OK since 2 years I think. The felt I let soak over night in IPA then press out the IPA, then soak in soapy water and press dry more times until it is soft again, then ad oil until full, but not dripping. Here again we have to do with old hard oil, the felt has to function as a sponge.

The rotor shall spin freely, just sensing the magnetic draw in it.

You should get yourself a manual, available for silver and gold members. Here the set down point adjustment (from the manual)