Okay; thank you both. How do your bearings behave? Are they completely silent? Why did B&O switch to these seemingly inferior bearings?

Oh dear, no bottom insert on my deck. My bearing is much like the one on later 4002-4004, then 8000-8002 decks, with only one sintered bronze bearing at the top. So I must have a different nylon disk too. It is pierced but not cracked. A small trough for grease? (there wasn't any left). The three setting screws are not here either. Adjustment is

Hi everyone, So can anybody please have a look at the bottom of their bearings to see what it looks like? Please?

Going for €293 now... Silly Somebody's going to be ripped-off I'm afraid...

So please tell me you didn't cut the old cable off... Anyway, the old cable is actually very good, with its double shielding and good section conductors. If you don't want it, I'll take it, because some butcher cut mine off and it had to go under surgery but it doesn't look too good...

Hi John. You know what to do, don't you? Yes, yes it is a pain to do but then you know I'm right! Be brave and go ahead!

Hello, The possibilities are many. Martin is of course right. I've repaired four of these units, so I have seen different problems arise, and often a combination of them! First of all, if the belts are present (!) a PSU problem can prevent the motor from being fed at all. For me, the 7915 regulator was defective. Then, yes, the clutch (12135) will

Hi, I admit to being fond of my SMMC and I find the original B&O MMC20CL and EN very sweet, perhaps a bit soft in the upper registers, but much weightier in the bass department which really thunders. Since you can't have it all, what you need is two tables with different cartridges... That's what I do! But seriously (as one Mr Collins once

[quote user="jfrancis"] what would you like to see, action shots of the turntable possibly? John [/quote] Yes, plenty of close-ups and possibly a small video!

Well done John! Any photos please? After all that was said, I think we deserve it!