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Technics SL-1200 MKII Bearing Problem

I think I have a problem with the bearings on a Technics table I just bought used. The tonearm doesn't swing fluidly. It has a tendency to pull back to a position a little to the left of the arm rest.

The anti-skate seems to be ok. Any thoughts? Is it hard to replace the tonearm?
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lindisfarne
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Mine did the same. I don't think you have a bearing problem. I believe the tension of the cables is what pulls the arm back. But...I'm NOT positive.
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johnnyb53
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Mine has done that for about a year. It doesn't bother me and the tonearm plays and tracks just fine.

Still, if you talk with Kevin at KAB, I'd be interested to hear what he says.
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