Martin, Yes, a little lubrication did the trick. Thanks for the info. Did they make some modifications to the mechanism in the 2402 to counteract this? Robert

Curious if anyone has seen this problem before. I just picked up a Beogram 2400. Everything works fine except that the arm does not lift itself up before returning from "play" mode. The problem lies in the lack of tension on the spring for the auto return system shown in the picture. The spring is supposed to put pressure on the brass rod