Your video is informative. I had exactly the same problem and instead of free sanding the grooved wheel I took it off and put the armature in my cordless drill and spun it while lightly touching the rubber with sand paper. Made it perfectly round and smooth. Did the trick
Hi, I have a zenith I have had since I was 15 it means a lot to me. Very sentimental. The radio works, but the turn table stopped working. I have had some local guys look at it but they cannot fix. Wondering if you can help?
My guess the reason why that idler wheel had that little gap or cut on the dried-up rubber was due to a kid back in the day was fooling around forcing the platter not to spin while the parents were playing a record and so while the platter was force-stopped by the kid, the motor shaft axle while spinning tore a spot or area of the rubber of the idler wheel causing that annoying 'thump, thump, thump, thump' sound!!!!
Please help me, I’m wondering if I can just replace the whole turntable part with a new one and just connect the rca cables to the console and plug it into an outlet
Can you just throw in a modern turntable? I have this same unit, dead turntable, but it has a plastic power connector and the two RCA's and im unsure if modern record players can drop right into the zenith console box?
I have retro-fitted turntables into other consoles before with minor modification. The tricky part is usually the RCA connection to the receiver - some require the use of an adapter that you may not be able to find (I built an adapter for the Nivico I worked on).
@@MamaGreenEyes29 Thank you for this tip, was having the exact same issue and I thred a small rubber band through the middle part of the stacker spindle and that fixed the issue. Now to figure out why/how to fix the record playing too fast (high pitched).
Your video is informative. I had exactly the same problem and instead of free sanding the grooved wheel I took it off and put the armature in my cordless drill and spun it while lightly touching the rubber with sand paper. Made it perfectly round and smooth. Did the trick
Thanks for sharing that tip!
Great video ❤
Thanks!
Hi, I have a zenith I have had since I was 15 it means a lot to me. Very sentimental. The radio works, but the turn table stopped working. I have had some local guys look at it but they cannot fix. Wondering if you can help?
Bummer, but I would not be of much help...service data on these is nearly non-existent.
I have a vid on my channel where I rebuilt the motor on on like this,Liked your vid, Decided to subscribe also
I finally sent in the old idler to V-M Audio Enthusiasts...hopefully I get the rebuilt one in the next two weeks or so.
Where in the world can I find a needle at for mine that isn’t so expensive.
Not sure...I use LPgear, Amazon, or eBay most of the time.
My guess the reason why that idler wheel had that little gap or cut on the dried-up rubber was due to a kid back in the day was fooling around forcing the platter not to spin while the parents were playing a record and so while the platter was force-stopped by the kid, the motor shaft axle while spinning tore a spot or area of the rubber of the idler wheel causing that annoying 'thump, thump, thump, thump' sound!!!!
Thanks!
Please help me, I’m wondering if I can just replace the whole turntable part with a new one and just connect the rca cables to the console and plug it into an outlet
Yes…you may need a phono preamp though.
Sooo… How did you get the turn plate back on? I’m having the same issue 😢
IIRC you need to slide the mechanism that the records sit on (for multiple records). I have not had one of these in front of me for a while...
Can you just throw in a modern turntable? I have this same unit, dead turntable, but it has a plastic power connector and the two RCA's and im unsure if modern record players can drop right into the zenith console box?
I have retro-fitted turntables into other consoles before with minor modification. The tricky part is usually the RCA connection to the receiver - some require the use of an adapter that you may not be able to find (I built an adapter for the Nivico I worked on).
Did it work?
How did you get the platter back on? I tuned into this video for that exact issue - and you cut it out. Please share?
The middle part at the top of the stacker spindle has to be pulled up for the platter to slide down over it. It’s a PITA to get.
@@millervintagehifi3034 eureka! I ended up holding the pin up with a twist tie, threading that through the platter to get it on.
@@MamaGreenEyes29 Thank you for this tip, was having the exact same issue and I thred a small rubber band through the middle part of the stacker spindle and that fixed the issue. Now to figure out why/how to fix the record playing too fast (high pitched).
On the bottom of the rod under the turntable is a black piece of metal...wiggle it and the plate drops right down
How’d you get the turntable on?????
Not sure I understand the question. How did I turn it on?
It's a record changer
Yup
Any way I can send you an email regarding mine? Tone arm seems to be skating
I no longer service these types of tables so I would probably be of little help.
What is the white spring loaded button on the top of the platter for?
Not sure...I'd have to pull the manual down and see if it says what it's purpose is.
It's there to sense a 10-inch record. The flag-like lever near the base of the tonearm senses 12-inch records.
@@Meridian83West thank you. Got it running but a lot of the plastic is so brittle