I believe the 2000 cover should be identical to the 1700, have a look here: /forum/general-discussion-and-questions/beogram-1700-cover-fixings

Triple post…I'm getting the feeling that the new forum doesn't like me. ❓

Thank you so much, Soren Mexico and  Ablaumeise!

Getting very late here in Melbourne, so I'll check it all out in the morning  Very grateful for your responses!

Cheers!

Alison

Ablaumeise... I checked the link you posted and the dust cover on my 2000 is different.  I've taken some photos  of mine, so hoping that may help.

This is how I've put it back together.  First pic shows the top of the cover.  Second pic shows the inside, with the torsion spring (hopefully) back the way it should be.  Third pic shows the cover slid back onto the turntable, but with a 5mm gap.  It just won't go down all the way!  As I said before, it feels as though it just needs a good shove, but I'm not game to use any force in case I break something.  Perhaps there's something you can spot that I've done wrong??  I really am puzzled. 

Hi again!

I am slowly being driven totally demented.  Every day I return to both of the covers and give them a tweak... adjust this and that, and hope that even one of them will slide back on.  To no avail.

It can't be that  hard!!!!!  Please... anyone... what am I missing!!?

Alison wrote:

Hi again!

I am slowly being driven totally demented.  Every day I return to both of the covers and give them a tweak... adjust this and that, and hope that even one of them will slide back on.  To no avail.

It can't be that  hard!!!!!  Please... anyone... what am I missing!!?

Did you try to put the cover "back" to the other side (Back side) of the TT "stand", holder, I'm not familiar with 2000, but on my TTs the cover steel plate connect to the back of the TT back.

Hi Soren Mexico

Thank you so much for your reply!  The cover has two steel plates... one in front and one at the back... and with a channel in the centre which is meant to slip over the TT 'stand' holder.  It slides on neatly, but it just won't settle those last few millimetres.  It feels as though there's some sort of obstruction in the centre.  Looking inside the channel at the torsion spring, which I've replaced now in several configurations (in case I got it wrong the first time) it seems to be as it should be (in the second photo).  It honestly feels as though the whole thing just needs a wallop, but I'm not about to take the risk.  It was hard enough to find a replacement turntable.  It would be terrible if I damaged it!  It HAS to be something to do with the torsion spring.  The cover slides on perfectly without it... but that's not much use! 

For what it's worth, I only removed the torsion spring from one cover.  Comparing them both and looking at the channel, they seem identical.  Neither will go back on though.  Just so frustrating!