The belt for the TX2 will do just fine. I believe that member Dillen (Martin) does the belts so you could try him.

If you upgrade to at least silver membership of this site, you can download the service manual, which give details of adjustments to the deck. Your symptoms are fairly common.

Hi,

I just joined as a silver member and downloaded the files.

Then found the screws and adjusted them to raise the platter a bit, but it turns out that the right hand screw is barely lifting the platter.

The other 2 are perfect. 

It's a bit of a pain, I've got it to where it'll play 7"s okay without scraping and slowing down, but 12"s still make it scrape.

I think I might need to bend the little bit of metal a tiny bit as it seems like it isn't at the right angle to lift the platter any further. 

Anyone had this problem?

Cheers

Kris 

Sorry, wasn't very specific there.

By little bit of metal I mean the lever that is connected at one end to the screw that you tighten /loosen to adjust the platter height, and at the other to a little hook that actually lifts the platter and mechanics.

It's a flat and flexible piece of metal about 1 1/2 inces long.

It doesn't seem to be quite bent at the right angle as the other 3 levers are. 

I have a leaf spring I can send you, saves Graham cannibalising his deck.

PM me your address if you need it🙂

Chris.

thanks for the offers guys! I think I've sorted it now! I just gave the leaf spring a bit of a tweak / nudge and it's all working perfectly now!

What a great record player! Previously I've just had the cheaper technics models etc, so this is the first time I've owned a turntable of this quality!

I'm just listening to my Vinyl copy of the original Beach Boys "Smile" sessions as I type and it sounds amazing! 

What is everyones opinion of the MMC3? It sounds pretty good to me but I'm not familiar with the differences between the cartridges.

I've just won one of the original  Beolink 1000's on ebay too, so I'm gonna be able to actually control the volume and turn off that flippin loudness setting!

Anyway, I'm chuffed with my new stereo so have attached a pic of it in it's new environs!

Thanks so much for your help and offers of parts etc! It's very much appreciated

Cheers

Kris 

Wow Kris,

              judging by the photo's you really love your music.

Glad you've got it sorted out, it really isn't too difficult to bend a bit of metal is it?😁

The MMC3 is a really nice cartridge and a definate step up from the MMC4 (I have one of each). Personally I would keep it and play it into the ground until it needs replacing, when that time comes don't even consider looking for an orignal B&O replacement as time will have taken its toll on the suspension which will have hardened even in so called "new old stock". My advice would be to go for a SMMC4 from