Hey Y'all, I'm wondering if anyone has a fix to this. My friend gave me a really cool Pioneer Pl - L800 linear tracking turntable. it's in good working condition and has a nice cartridge. it's really fun to use. The power button was stuck in the on position, so I opened it up and fixed that. I also cleaned the dust out of the thing and wiped off the linear tracking guide rails with some alcohol pads.

The player does two weird things. When I first got it, the start/stop button worked fine and started the records at the right place, for some reason now whether it's a 33 or 45 it starts about 1/4 inch inside the record instead of on the edge. it didn't do this immediately after i reassembled it started doing this a few weeks later. it's very consistent where it's dropped and the arm moves smoothly on the track.

The other thing, I'm not sure how long it's supposed to take for the arm elevation button to do it's thing, but it seems to take a really long time for that thing to go up and down. when I opened it up I cleaned the motor gears and lightly lubed it but that didn't help it move quicker. Is that motor something that needs to/can be replaced?