How should the spindle be lubricated?
The spindle should be clean when inserted into the bearing and is lubricted by the oil in the bearing. Any excess oil in the bearing is pushed out as the spindle slides down the bearing. “If you have got the right amount of oil in you should be able to lower it very slowly into the spindle, mine use to take a few hours to completely settle down.” Setting up the suspension Preface “One particular potent bit of Linn folklore attaches to the adjustment of the LP12 springs. The legend tells us that the true transcendental LP12 sound only springs forth when the suspension springs have been perfectly adjusted, and that only the best of the best technician priests really know how to do this. Actually the spring adjustment procedure is quite simple. The correct configuration is not that hard to obtain, and not that hard to recognise. Basically, you are trying to get the armboard and platter assembly level with the plinth, centered, and free to move in all directions. To test the suspension, yo
