Garrard Zero 100 Restoration- Part 1

[@philtobin9510]

I've just finished restoring a 100s I bought from Ebay for £100. I had one years ago when I was in my teens and it took me a while to track down what it was from memory. What a joy it was restoring it and it sounds really nice on my pair of Quads. Non of which would have been possible without these series of videos. I didn't leave anything to chance and watch all the videos before starting anything. A few outstanding tasks, restore the motor, though it's running fine and a new phono lead but these can be carried out as and when. Mine is in amazing condition and now it's fully functional I'm really happy with it. The main issue I had was the speed/ arm swing distance mechanism wasn't working as it was seized on it's pivot at the tone arm end, after a little heat and light lubricant it freed up. For the whole degrease and lub stage I used switch lubricant wiping away the gunk as it built up. Thanks again for taking the time to record all the steps and including good solid advice.

[@hollowheadsrestorations]

Congrats on the successful restoration and thanks for the feedback!

[@philtobin9510]

@@hollowheadsrestorations I saw in you final video you had a similar issue with the arm swing but yours had damage to the selector lever and the plate under it. Mine was caused by the pivot the selector lever sits on had seized, as I said a little heat soon sorted that out.

[@jeffreymiller750]

So glad you made this!!

[@drwood73]

Thanks for such a thorough refurb & documentation.. I'm in the process of picking up an aged unit up, I'll be using this series to hopefully get it up & running like new :)

[@shepardzane30]

pro trick : you can watch movies at Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching a lot of movies recently.

[@nicholasbrock5093]

@Shepard Zane Yea, been watching on Flixzone} for since november myself :D

[@sm6tol]

Hi ! Thank you so much for these very explaining videos ! I had never dared to buy this used Zero100 I found without watching your videos first. The one I got had almost exactly the same errors and now I have made it work 100 (!) %. Greeting from Sweden !

[@larryshaver3568]

Magnavox made a changer with a tonearm that was quite similar to the one on the Zero100

[@davechism7142]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS GROUP OF VIDEOS. I needed some help with a problem and was glad I found your videos on the Garrard Zero-100 Turntable.

[@hollowheadsrestorations]

Thanks Dave, glad this was helpful!

[@micharywotycki5531]

hello thanks for a great series of videos. They helped me solve problems with automation and the choice of the size of the plate. thanks again.

[@johnwalkden7348]

What a great set of videos,I followed them when I cleaned and lubed mine but for some reason now the idler wheel won’t contact the platter,what did I do wrong?

[@hollowheadsrestorations]

Hard to say with certainty.. and it’s been a while since I worked on one of these. It’s a fairly straightforward mechanism, so just check everything for free movement, nothing sticking, jamming etc. also check the springs. The other possibility is that you don’t have the drive shaft of the motor lined up properly with the idler. If I recall it’s a stepped shaft. Hope that helps!

[@SubaruB4RSK]

Hey one question for the speed selection the cam that should fall in the notches is very gummed up I wonder if I can get at a better angle to at least free it up so when I turn the knob it pushes back into the notches?

[@crappyatlife]

Just picked one of these, along with a zero 100s, great video

[@michaeladams1919]

Hi I really like your videos on the zero 100 did you ever rewire a tonearm

[@hollowheadsrestorations]

Thanks for the comments. No, I haven’t done a tonearm rewire. It can be done, but would be a challenge on the zero-100 for sure.

[@michaeladams1919]

@@hollowheadsrestorations Thank you for your reply I think you said you live in Canada I wish you lived here in South Florida I’d have you do a job at my zero 100 your videos are very helpful thank you very much Mike

[@hollowheadsrestorations]

Thanks for the comments.. much appreciated! Looking for my next project to post!

[@larryshaver3568]

i found a printer ink syringe works for oiling turntable parts

[@guiyemorris]

Hello I have a turntable Garrard zero 100 sb works correctly, except that when I put a disk, and use the automatic, the arm low in the middle of the disk, as if there was a small disk. you would know how to adjust that error ... from now thank you very much

[@SubaruB4RSK]

I have to watch this I was given a free Zero 100 but the parts have mostly got very gummed up but my biggest thing is I want to put it in a wooden plinth but I'm not sure where to find a template for it.

[@hollowheadsrestorations]

Michael Lewis PM me at [e-mail] and I can pass along a template that should work.

[@sssaaabbb888]

My Z2000B will not stop at 12" record boundary, it goes to a 10" point, Any ideas?

[@hollowheadsrestorations]

SAB8 the issue will be one of a couple of things. It will either be in the speed/size changing mechanism below the speed/size knob. This mechanism needs to move freely. The other possible issue is the mechanism directly under the tone arm. It’s hard to describe but there are metal plates/tops that determine where the tone arm will drop. I have seen these bent slightly. The only way to figure this out is to place the turntable upside down on a platform like I have in the video, and manually rotate the turntable and watch what is happening underneath the tone arm to see what’s causing the issue. Lubrication is usually the number 1 issue, a bent plate/stop is the second most common issue.

[@mpp31387]

Very helpful, thank you very much.

[@larryshaver3568]

actually the sl75 or 95

[@ramh0805]

If you see this I’m his child

[@ramh0805]

Lol