Victrola Journey Stylus Replacement

Introduction

Can't listen to your favorite record? Don't worry, chances are all you need is a new stylus. As you use your player more and more the stylus slowly starts to wear out and become dull. This leads to it becoming unable to "read" the record its placed on. When our parts wear out we need to know how to repair them. Luckily in this case it is a very easy replacement. No special parts or procedures are necessary.

What you need

Step 1 Victrola Record Player Stylus

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Open your record player.

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Step 2

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Carefully pry off the old stylus with a flat head screwdriver.
The stylus should hinge away from you.

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Step 3

Remove the new stylus from its packaging.
Be careful to not bend the needle.

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Step 4

Place the new stylus onto the arm hinging from the back to the front.
You should hear the plastic "snap" into place.

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Step 5

After this you should be done! The last step is to take out that record you've been wanting to hear and start jamming out!

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Conclusion

This is a replacement almost anyone can do. As a vinyl owner its important to replace your styluses in order to prevent extra wear and tear on your records.

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