The record player seems to be jammed, because i can only get the needle on the last two tracks of any record-it does not go any further to the right. oh, and it does not stop turning when i move the needle to the far left(like it is supposed to!)
Audio Players & Recorders - Crosley - CR704 Shelf System
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The trip lever has slipped on the pivot shaft of the arm. The trip lever moves inward as the record plays and then a wedge that is spinning with the turntable comes around when the arm is at the normal end point and catches the trip lever to do the actuation. This is done so there is very little force on the arm during playing. You will probably find this lever is clamped underneath to the pivot shaft of the arm and it has merely slipped. Re-align it and tighten the clamp at the right place. This will fix both the trip point and the inability to move the arm out far enough.
what is the trip lever and pivot shaft?where are they located, what do they look like?
The pivot shaft is the vertical shaft that supports the tone arm.
the trip lever is attached to this shaft either above or below the "deck" and it moves with the tone arm movement. it will often be several inches long.
If you expose the shaft that supports the tone arm on the bottom you should see this arm. Move the tone arm and you will see it probably bump into something underneath. It will probably be obvious what the problem is when you see it.
The problem may have occured is someone forced the tone arm beyond where it was suppose to move. The commonly happens if a young child grabs the tone arm,
When you find the lever gently force it back to the right position while holding the tone arm and tighten any fastening device for it.