I have a Beogram RX (radial-tracking) that my father-in-law stopped using. It has two major problems: (1) The suspension no longer seems to be isolating the subchassis, even with the transport screws unscrewed--the subchassis is floating, but if you tap on the plinth it audibly shakes the tonearm and platter; and (2) the antiskate is wacky: Even with the arm balanced then the tracking force set at over 1 gram, the tonearm slides off the outside of any LP. Any thoughts?
I checked the springs and they look fine; they are, er, springy, and have plenty of play. I also checked and cleaned the stylus. I still need a service manual.
(PS Maybe this is my fault: When I got it, the RX had some broken parts inside – the plastic blocks that hold down the dustcover springs -- so I removed the platter and put the transport screws into the transport position – locking down the subchassis – sand ecured the tonearm with a foam rubber block, then turned the turntable upside down and gently rocked it back and forth – quite a few times – to get the broken parts to fall out. I think I may somehow have screwed it up that way, or maybe it was already broken.)
Any thoughts? I'd send it out for repairs, but working RXs sell locally for around $50 on Craig's List, so it's nmot really worth paying for repairs. Thanks.