I have a 1959 PYE Radiogram with a Garrard turntable. After getting it i knew it would need some repairs, i changed the cartridge on the record player, and everything worked fine for a while, so i didnt bother making any new repairs. However recently i have noticed the motor gets quite hot quite quickly, and if i auto turn off the record, or it cycles to a queued record stacked on top, the pick up arm struggles to return to its default position, while simultaneously the turntable will stop spinning too until i push it along which also helps the pick up arm return to its orginal position. May i ask what the problem may be and how it could be fixed.
Lubricants everywhere, including the motor's sleeve bearings, age. At that old gal's time in life many lubricants have turned to wax, or worse, and need to be cleaned out and refreshed. It's a lot of work, but completely do-able and maybe even enjoyable. Take pictures as you go.
All good fortune,
Chris
All good fortune,
Chris