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Replacing stylus on a AT 150XML

According to the manufacturer, the stylus on the Audio Technica 150MXL is replaceable.

However, when I pulled mine off (stupid I know, wanted to clean it) I can not get it back on the body. Well I can, but the alignment is fubar and the cartridge collapses under any load. The enclosed instructions on stylus removal/replacement are useless.

So how can I get my cart back together again? Do I have to send it back to AT, or can a re-tipper do this? The stylus is fine and not worn.
dhl93449

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dhl93449 OP
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I got it back together to where the stylus no longer collapses under the tracking weight. But the sound is distorted and if I play those tracking test records I get quite a bit of distortion in one channel.

Looks like the components in the suspension in the cart body are messed up.

I ended up switching to an AT-OC9ML/II which sounds a lot better in any case. Maybe I will send the 150 back to AT to see if they can repair it.

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