Post by doghouseriley on May 12, 2023 17:58:13 GMT
I've had this jukebox about fifteen years. Lately the carousel motor has been occasionally tripping out when scanning and it was getting more frequent, so I knew it needed a service. i'd been putting it off as I knew it'd be a right pain to get it out and even worse getting it back in.
Access is via this inspection panel at the back. It's about 2ft x 9ins.
This is all you can see and you have to lie flat on the floor to see this much. At the age of 83, it's not that easy. Hardly any room for even one hand and a spinner.
Anyway, I got it out. I've always been impressed with the build quality of my two Rock-Olas.
As you will see, it was in a bit of a poor state. Needed a good go over with fine emery paper.
Having cleaned it up, oiled it and changed the grease in the gearbox,
I got it back in after a struggle, but it still seemed as if it was binding and it was also tripping out.
Then I remembered, the three holes for the bolts in the bracket are slightly elliptical as you'll see in the photo. So I slacked them off and let it scan a few times. It tripped out a couple of times, but then ran smoothly, so the motor had "centred itself." I then tightened the bolts and it hasn't tripped out once since.
Knowing not a lot about these things, I was with pleased with myself.
