Basik LVX vtf dial wont rotate

[thermionics]

Hello Linn gurus,

I've obtained an LVX to rejuvenate an Axis. It's the non-plus model but I'm hoping it will still work well for my first Linn.

The counter weight turns fine but I cannot zero the vtf dial. It seems to be glued in place. I noticed a couple of grub screws and removed them. It still will not turn!

Perhaps there is some rubber behind that has perished and caused the mechanism to bind up?

I guess it will still work but I'd like to know what is going on with the vtf dial and hopefully correct it. Could anyone enlighten me?

[thermionics]

No one?

Well, it turns out the dial had been glued in place.

I managed to free it by holding the weight in a vice and using a three point watch caseback opener to turn it breaking the glue (after removing the grub screws of course).

Is this normal practice? I'd assume not. But I hope this helps anyone else in my position.