Nottingham spacedeck motor - driving me crazy


I have a Nottingham space deck that is driving me crazy. I can only get the turntable to spin at 45 rpm, it will not spin at 33 rpm. The oil level is fine, the pulley alignment is fine. Without the belt the turntable, when pushed, spins forever.
Can anyone help??
Many thanks
thecat61

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Many thanks. I know it sounds impossible, but I initially thought it might have been due to different tension in the belt between the two speeds. Now, however I believe its the actual motor. Reason being, if I remove the belt, the motor will spin BUT on second attempt it does not. If I then move the motor slightly up or down i can get it to spin once or twice but then not again until I move it slightly up or down again. By doing this, with the belt connected, i can eventually get the platter to spin at 45. BUT no matter what I do it will not spin at 33.
Do you know where I could obtain a new motor, or is there some maintenance I could perform on the motor. Thanks again.
The most insane solution!!!! I replaced the belt with a piece of string and the table now works perfectly!!!!!!!! I guess the problem was the belt!!!!