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Dual idler wheel

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bobcummings

I have a Dual 1229 in excellent condition, except for one thing.
The lever on the left that switches the speeds, is stuck in the 33 position, and the platten is not spinning. Underneath it, the spindle on the motor is spinning, but the idler wheel (black rubber wheel) is not pressed against it.
If I put to two small legos (don't laugh ;) in the open space to the left of the idler wheel, causing it to be pressed against the spinning spindle, the platten will spin. But I can't get it to the correct speed.
I'd like not to have to go and buy a complete set of legos, and try
to fix this the right way.
Does anyone have suggestions on something I might try to fix this myself?

Follow Ups:

Ping "No Transistors" over at Vinyl and Vintage - Road Warrior 19:46:40 02/11/08 (2)
He knows his Duals

There's a muscle on her arm
With a red and blue tatoo
That says
Fort Worth I love you
- RE: Ping "No Transistors" over at Vinyl and Vintage - rmcgraphix@aol.com 07:03:33 02/13/08 (1)
  Road Warrior posted:
  
  There's a muscle on her arm
  With a red and blue tatoo
  That says
  Fort Worth I love you
  ===================================
  
  But I like to counter with a a few lines from
  the poetic lyrics from that mellifluous song,
  "Black Demin Trousers and Motorcycle Boots"
  "On the muscle of his arm
  was a red tatoo,
  and a picture of his Mom,
  saying, "Mother, I love you."
  
  What this has to do with my Dual 1229, speed switch,
  sticking, and looking for advice...I don't know ;)
  - I was just quoting the sometimes great Michael Martin Murphy - Road Warrior 17:27:03 02/13/08 (0)
    It wasn't a ruse to throw you off the tracks of the main suggestion, to ping No Transistors.
    
    And now I'll quote from the oft great Lonnie Slocum (of Lonnie Slocum and Dog Track Gravy Fame)
    
    Don't trust your drummer
    With your coke
    
    (From the twisted mind of Dan Jenkins in Baja Oklahoma)
    
    And Mr. Murphy (long before his Wildfire days) says:
    
    There's a muscle on her arm
    With a red and blue tatoo
    That says
    Fort Worth I love you

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