Scheu table question from past posting - images

On my table the inner bearing has a small o-ring (much smaller than the one pictured) that fits into a groove under it so when you screw it on it makes contact with the oil reservoir. In your picture that shows the inner bearing screwed on you would be able to faintly see the o-ring. It would hardly protrude out from under the inner bearing.

My outer bearing has an attached black piece (can't recall if it's rubber or plastic) permanently fitted to it. Your o-ring (which may or may not be meant for the outer bearing) seems to take up a lot more space within the reservoir.

It's quite possible the design has changed, but then that doesn't account for the manual's instructions (maybe you have an older manual that was not updated). How is the fit of the o-ring on the outer bearing? Is it a natural fit, in other words did it appear to be meant for the outer bearing, or did you have to fiddle with it to make it fit? Have you talked to Tom Hills at Hudson Audio or any of the other Scheu experts out there about this?

Rapogee, it appears you don't have the inner bearing o-ring. Is this correct? It also appears Scheu changed the configuration of the outer bearing to use an o-ring rather than an attached piece as is the case with my table, which is an older Eurolab/Scheu unit.

You should be able to get an o-ring for the inner bearing from a dealer or the distributor. After that I'd confirm the installation of the outer bearing o-ring and you should be good to go.

Gary, Is your outer bearing completely metal or does it have the black plastic piece at the base as shown in the Soundscape assembly instructions.

Reason I ask is my outer bearing looks exactly like the one pictured in Soundscape, but I bought my table used and it did not come with the o-ring for the outer bearing. Now I wonder if I should get it, or better yet try getting the washer you recommended. Then again I didn't notice anything wrong with the sound of the table without having anything on the outer bearing previously. What is the purpose of this o-ring?

On a side note. Are you still using the original string that came with the table. I have tried some different types of fishing line that brought about some improvements. Also, the original Scheu (Eurolab) importers evidently can modify the pully on the motor pod so it becomes a tape drive. I imagine this could be a nice improvement assuming the cost is reasonable.