![]() You mayneed to angle the motor to remove it from the cabinet.Itwill be heavy.Set the motor board upside down on an openstrong cardboard box so the motor board is not resting on thespindle. Many models have a motor board lifting knob somehave a finger hole.Brunswick models most often have acollapsible ring to lift the motor board.Many brands havea lever lock to hold the motor board partially open so the springmotor can be examined.The motor board with the springmotor still attached can be lifted out of the cabinet. ![]() Then remove all the screws around the edge ofthe motor board.Some brands have only two or four othersmay have a number of screws.Do not remove the large screwsin the center of the motor board these hold/suspend the springmotor. Next, move the brake mechanism towards thecenter of the motor board, although not all brands had a shut-offmechanism. Then remove the turntable most should just liftup and off a few have screw-down spindles.It may havebeen decades since the turntable was lifted.Apply steady,even upward pressure with your fingers on opposite sides of theturntable. It should unwind and canbe pulled out of the cabinet.Next, let the spring motorrun down there should be little or no tension left on thesprings. There is some variation between brands, butthe first task is to remove the crank, which is called a windingkey in some instruction manuals.
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