This method is correct. Many PLX owners complain of play and wobble in the tone arm gimble… the fix for this is usually the vertical adjustment screw needs a soft tightening. That will eliminate the annoying problem.. The horizontal screw rarely if ever needs adjustment. Vertical always the issue on the 5 tables I have serviced
What a botch Job. Those pivots and bearings are calibrated in a factory. They use a special tools for the calibration. Don't follow amateurs like this on TH-cam.
@kentrcbash4772 it was pretty easy to do, but also easy to screw up. Take your time. It takes a little bit if force to loosen at first. Then it's easy to adjust. If you do it wrong you can tell by the way the tonearm acts. Small adjustments go a long way.
I bought an old-school used Gemini PDT6000 by a hard-scratching guy. Tone arm seems to be defected, but after this short trick is like a new one!!! THANX!!!
Thank you sooo much I’m a scratch dj and bought the Stanton atl 1240s after having to part with my technic 1200s 3 years ago. The tone arms were a bit shaky. Not anymore! Thanks again!!!
i have a crosley dj100a everything is set up correctly i even used a leveler no matter what cartridge what needle i use. when i drop the needle the cartridge falls bottoms out to the right it doesnt stay straight.never had this problem with 30 yr turntables.has anybody experience this problem.could it be just a faulty turntable
@@EmilWalker no still have the same problem im getting rid of it soon. should of saved a little more for a audio technica turntable in the meantime ill be using a stanton 520 v3 for my music videos.save your money and get something better
The locking ring on the opposite side keeps popping out but it doesn’t seem to have a thread like the right side, is the other side usually permanently fixed somehow?
Man, thanks for this. I got my plx1000 perfect after the adjustments. I suggest to wa this video too. th-cam.com/video/Lq2Rk7_i6hQ/w-d-xo.html That way you can find the right balance. And remember to level correctly the turntable before the anti-skating test.
Just wanna go on record and say that I just did this to my PLX1000 and it worked perfectly, the top gimbal needed to be tightened, the trick is to do this very carefully. Too tight and it will throw off the anti skate
@@DavidRojas-gg4vu You got it man? Mine looks like it has a lot of glue too, you need to force a little bit (very carefuly). On my pair was the top gimbal too that needs to be tightened. Make this test too (th-cam.com/video/Lq2Rk7_i6hQ/w-d-xo.html) after the adjustments, and looks perfect now.
It doesn't come loose in transit Ir's a shit product made by Hanpin and ALL their tonearms suffer with loose rattly bearings due to the QC being shit. Audio Technica, Onkyo Reloop, Pioneer etc all suffer at the hands of Hanpin!
In relation to the Pioneer PLX-1000 which some have loose gimbal pivots I found that the adjustment screw was tough to turn due to a thread lock glue having been applied at the factory (shame they didn't set them up correctly before applying loctite!). Once the seal was broken I was able to back off the screw and remove the locking ring. Adjustment is a matter of feeling what is "right" there is only an absolute fraction of a turn between being too loose and too tight. It's vital to "feel" the correct setting. Actually on the PLX-1000 it seems that the top gimbal is almost always the one that needs adjustment to remove excessive play in the tonearm and the very slightest of movement on the screw will fix this. Care must be taken when trying to loosen the screw as not to slip!
Ok, i managed to heat the bearing screws with a soldering iron (with large heat mass, big tip or high temp of 400C). Placing the tip onto the screw for around one minute loosened the loctite.
@@denniswastaken No I left in place, the adjustment centre screw will still move regardless, with the outer ring left tight this actually helps as it prevents rapid movement of the center adjustment allowing very precise movement, Not the way Pioneer would have you do it but worked very well for me on all 3 of my PLX1000's
This fixed my lose tonearm on a Stanton str8-150. But you have to be careful because if you over tighten by the slightest amount the tonearm will float.
These screws are factory present especially Technics tonearms. You should use special driver to tighten them at specific torque setting. Not sure if I would do this I think it would be better to replace the whole tonearm.
This method is correct. Many PLX owners complain of play and wobble in the tone arm gimble… the fix for this is usually the vertical adjustment screw needs a soft tightening. That will eliminate the annoying problem.. The horizontal screw rarely if ever needs adjustment. Vertical always the issue on the 5 tables I have serviced
What a botch Job. Those pivots and bearings are calibrated in a factory. They use a special tools for the calibration. Don't follow amateurs like this on TH-cam.
What about the upper screw?
I just did this on my Reloop 7000 limited edition. Its has been wobbly since day 1. I definitely will never buy reloop again. THanks!
I have the rp7000 MK2 and got the same wobble, did you have any issues? Driving me nuts, makes a cheap deck sound and feel even cheaper
@kentrcbash4772 it was pretty easy to do, but also easy to screw up. Take your time. It takes a little bit if force to loosen at first. Then it's easy to adjust. If you do it wrong you can tell by the way the tonearm acts. Small adjustments go a long way.
Good video 👏🏽
I bought an old-school used Gemini PDT6000 by a hard-scratching guy. Tone arm seems to be defected, but after this short trick is like a new one!!! THANX!!!
This won’t mess with how it plays?
Thank you sooo much I’m a scratch dj and bought the Stanton atl 1240s after having to part with my technic 1200s 3 years ago. The tone arms were a bit shaky. Not anymore! Thanks again!!!
i have a crosley dj100a everything is set up correctly i even used a leveler no matter what cartridge what needle i use. when i drop the needle the cartridge falls bottoms out to the right it doesnt stay straight.never had this problem with 30 yr turntables.has anybody experience this problem.could it be just a faulty turntable
Did you find a solution to this? I have the same issue going on at the moment
@@EmilWalker no still have the same problem im getting rid of it soon. should of saved a little more for a audio technica turntable in the meantime ill be using a stanton 520 v3 for my music videos.save your money and get something better
@@EmilWalker its a faulty turntable it has tracking problems just found out the other day dont buy this turntable guys
The locking ring on the opposite side keeps popping out but it doesn’t seem to have a thread like the right side, is the other side usually permanently fixed somehow?
worked a treat on my 1200 MK3's. think the tonearm became loose during shipping. thanks a million
Man, thanks for this. I got my plx1000 perfect after the adjustments. I suggest to wa this video too. th-cam.com/video/Lq2Rk7_i6hQ/w-d-xo.html That way you can find the right balance. And remember to level correctly the turntable before the anti-skating test.
You’ve got to be gentle, like a watchmaker
Just wanna go on record and say that I just did this to my PLX1000 and it worked perfectly, the top gimbal needed to be tightened, the trick is to do this very carefully. Too tight and it will throw off the anti skate
How did you get the screw loose on your pioneer tonearm? I have the same issue but the screw looks like it has glue.
@@DavidRojas-gg4vu You got it man? Mine looks like it has a lot of glue too, you need to force a little bit (very carefuly). On my pair was the top gimbal too that needs to be tightened. Make this test too (th-cam.com/video/Lq2Rk7_i6hQ/w-d-xo.html) after the adjustments, and looks perfect now.
I have the same problem on the top gimbal, how did it go after the adjustment? You had to do again?
@@julioalec no once I got it set it stayed pretty good, you just have to be suuuuuper careful you don’t over tighten.
It doesn't come loose in transit Ir's a shit product made by Hanpin and ALL their tonearms suffer with loose rattly bearings due to the QC being shit. Audio Technica, Onkyo Reloop, Pioneer etc all suffer at the hands of Hanpin!
Thanks mate, helped me a bunch!
In relation to the Pioneer PLX-1000 which some have loose gimbal pivots I found that the adjustment screw was tough to turn due to a thread lock glue having been applied at the factory (shame they didn't set them up correctly before applying loctite!). Once the seal was broken I was able to back off the screw and remove the locking ring. Adjustment is a matter of feeling what is "right" there is only an absolute fraction of a turn between being too loose and too tight. It's vital to "feel" the correct setting. Actually on the PLX-1000 it seems that the top gimbal is almost always the one that needs adjustment to remove excessive play in the tonearm and the very slightest of movement on the screw will fix this. Care must be taken when trying to loosen the screw as not to slip!
How did you remove/break the glue? I have a Reloop RP 7000 where that has been done too.
Ok, i managed to heat the bearing screws with a soldering iron (with large heat mass, big tip or high temp of 400C). Placing the tip onto the screw for around one minute loosened the loctite.
Wait, do you need to loosen the big screw before screwing the smaller one?
@@denniswastaken No I left in place, the adjustment centre screw will still move regardless, with the outer ring left tight this actually helps as it prevents rapid movement of the center adjustment allowing very precise movement, Not the way Pioneer would have you do it but worked very well for me on all 3 of my PLX1000's
This fixed my lose tonearm on a Stanton str8-150. But you have to be careful because if you over tighten by the slightest amount the tonearm will float.
I have the same problem. Did u get it sorted? Its doing my head in
These screws are factory present especially Technics tonearms. You should use special driver to tighten them at specific torque setting. Not sure if I would do this I think it would be better to replace the whole tonearm.
You're gonna replace an entire tonearm because a couple screws got loose??
tone arms are $300+ so it would be nice to have a better fix.
Now I have skipping issues and skating problems ..
you probably over-tightened it having it a little bit loose is better than too tight.