Marakanetz,
I use to have the same TT for 4 months (bought brand new)but sold it recently. I bought mine from Brooks Berdan LTD here in Southern California and ask him to set up everything for me. After that, I ask him about periodic maintenace for the TT. Here's what he told me.
1.) Bearing Oil - change it after a year or two depending on how "dusty" the environment is. A year is pretty conservative he said.
2.) Suspension/ spring - No need to oil it to maintain its tensile strenght as far as bounce is concern. The new springs on the MKII version is suppose to be much better than the MKI. A soft painters brush to clean it from airborne dust who happen to reach the area even though they are capped should be sufficient. Oil or grease was never recommended to me because maybe of the rubber bushings.
3.) To decrease "pops" on vinyl playback as well as preserve the platter against collecting dust and scratches, he mentioned to clean it with tap water on a lint free cloth periodically.
4.) To further minimize the "pops" and hum if there's any, you can connect a ground wire from the bottom of the arm board (3 screws, you can choose either one) to your phono preamp.
That's all I can remember for now. Hope it helps...
