yucca wrote:Hi guys,
Would you know where I can get rubber ring for the idler wheel of an L68? Trying to revive this tt of a non member.
TIA,
Edd
I'm not familiar with the L68 model, if possible please post pictures.
Anyway if the idler wheel has a plastic hub, Lenco used a rubber compound which hardens over time on this type. If memory serves me right, there were people at the defunct Lenco Lovers forum who tried to replace the hardened rubber with an "O" ring with limited success; difficult to fine tune the speed because the contact surface area of an "O" ring is greater than the "V" shaped profile of the original rubber. The B60-62 US models (Euro L70) I have always came with plastic wheels with hardened rubber. I sent the idlers to either Ed Crockett or Terry de Witt for resurfacing.
In my experience the later L75 and L78 models were fitted with metal hub idler wheels and the rubber stays fresh. The "O" ring will not fit because the metal hub is very thin.
For more info and ideas visit Lenco Heaven.
Hope this helps!