John, the friction spring that slides under the motor board should have a tiny bit of tension on it when the lift lever is up in the playing position, and more tension when the lever is down. To get the right playing height, loosen the two square head screws at the top and move the outer tube up or down so that the flat feed gear does not touch the feed screw mechanism when the handle is down. The feed screw should engage the flat feed "gear" by the time the handle is at the half way point of travel. The threaded part at the bottom is the adjustment for playing height. If you can't adjust it, your diaphragm may be warped. You can give the horn a bit of a downward bend to bring the reproducer closer to the record or you can put another layer of felt between record and turntable as a stop gap measure. Ron L -----Original Message----- From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of John Sheets Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 2:47 PM To: phono-l at oldcrank.org Subject: [Phono-L] Diamond disk rebuild I wonder if list members with lots of DD experience could give me some information? I am restoring a Chippendale Console Diamond Disk (case needed a new base, lots of delaminated veneer, etc.) and am perplexed by the post that the horn and reproducer turn on. Specifically, I am not getting the proper distance between the bracket that holds the horn, the finger that slides along the bottom of the motorboard (and is adjustable up and down) and the stud that fits into the bottom socket that the whole thing turns on. I can adjust all of these, but don't get them to the point where the reproducer sits appropriately on the record surface. Judging from the (rather poor quality) photos in the manuals and in the Frow book, there is maybe 1" between the spring steel finger and the bracket, but I can't set this and still have the lifting lever work to move the reproducer up and down. (Is this understandable?) I can also screw the stud at the bottom in or out, to lengthen the whole po st. I have studied the directions in the DD manual but still can't get the distances correct I am afraid. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance-- John Sheets _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list Phono-L at oldcrank.org Phono-L Archive http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ Support Phono-L http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank