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Rumble from Thorens 160 how to eliminate?

Have a TD 160 (maybe 165) that I recently took out of retirement. Has a good deal of rumble going on, my sub drivers look like I am playing rap music between songs! I put some 3~1 oil in the spindle bushing tube on the sub platter (not a lot, I am not sure if it's the kind that is looking for a half teaspoon or so). Original belt, so it is slow to start but does get going. Using an older Grado cart. which is in good shape. Any fixes before I chuck it and buy a Rega 1? Oil the motor, and if so how?
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amandarae
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For a quick check....

You might want to move the table away from your speakers a little more if it sits close to it or to make sure that the table sits on solid stand and does not vibrate when your woofers are firing. Most of the time, rumble comes from TT isolation and proximity to the speakers or sub. Another thing that is common is the mismatch in arm/cart combo.
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