I had a parts motor with a turn table so stuck that I had to loosen the brass gear on the center spindle, pull the entire shaft out of the motor and then beat the shaft out of the TT while I supported the hub. I ended up flattening the end of the shaft a bit but I was able to reshape it adequately on a lathe. I had been soaking it with PB Blaster and before that, WD 40 for ages and it would not loosen up. I even tried heating the TT a bit. When the method outlined below did not work, I resorted to what I described above. Usually, if you have someone hang on to the TT evenly a tap on the center spindle delivered by a second person will get the tt to separate. Don't let the motor drop too far or too fast. Ron L -----Original Message----- From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of cdrakes at ipa.net Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:23 PM To: phono-l at oldcrank.org Subject: [Phono-L] removing turn table & cleaning lead screw & half nut I have a Victor VV IV table top that the turn table does not want to come off. Any suggestions? Also what is a good method of cleaning the lead screw and half nut on an Edison cylinder machine? Thanks in advance, Charles cdrakes at ipa.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org