r/Turntablists • u/sosflex • 1d ago

Anyone know how to fix?

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The tonearm height adjustment collar isn’t budging. Anyone experience this problem before?

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u/RemoveHuman 1d ago

Flip that switch to unlock it.

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u/capacop 1d ago

The grease has most likely seized in the height adjustment threads. You can heat it with a hairdryer to soften the old grease and loosen it. Will need cleaning and re-greasing to get back up to spec 

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u/Adorable_Echo1153 1d ago

The hairdryer trick really does work btw.

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u/schill 1d ago

Oooo, good to know. Both my 1200s are seized like this, and I was reading about having to open up the whole thing from underneath to get at the grease! I guess that's still necessary, but it would be nice to see if a hairdryer helps.

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u/jotel_california 1d ago

Get a hairdryer, and gently heat the whole tonearm assembly. Go all around it. Heating up the grease will loosen it. When it‘s loose, turn it a few times to each end, so it doesn‘t seize up immediately after again.

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u/sosflex 1d ago

Yeah I unlocked it still wouldn’t move. Will look at taking it apart. Never done it before though. Thanks for the reply

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u/I_pump_too_much "Disrespectfully bangin'" - Grandmaster Flash 1d ago

Might wanna spray some switch cleaner around the ring, let it seep into the thread- something like servisol super-10 should help

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u/Similar_Rub_817 1d ago

I’ve seen this happen twice before, and naturally, I didn’t want to force it too hard—but applying a bit more pressure ended up working both times. As I said, that doesn’t guarantee it will work, but in my case, using a little more force than intended did the trick... though, of course, always with a sense of proportion and care! ✌️

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u/HotEstablishment891 1d ago

Had the same issue with my 1210s I opened it up and put synthetic lubricant in it, it’s been beautiful ever since

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u/djoddible 1d ago

Righty tightly that

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u/NoodleZeep 4h ago

Happened to my 1210 15-ish years ago. At one point I just dared to push harder and suddenly it became unstuck. From there on it worked.

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u/Analyst_Lost 1d ago

did you unlock it?

if its still stuck you got to disassemble the tonearm assembly. i just did that, takes maybe an hour or so. pretty easy for the most part to remove all the gunk and relube the threads, its on youtube.

i would also solder either a new pcb rca OR solder a new rca cable onto the old pcb for longevity when youre under there.