Installing an operating system on an 11/83

I have some TK50's as well. They really are not that bad, the key problem with them is the bearings in the two capstans: They're old, oil has dried out, and as a result they drag on the tapes. Plus one of them has a tachometer wheel under it, and if it doesn't report speed properly things go bad. The solution is to remove the capstans and either re-oil both the top and bottom bearings with watch oil, or replace the bearings with new ones. I oil them, the modern mobieus watch oils are synthetic and last a long time. As long as there is no drag you should be good. One big problem would be aligning them as the height of the capstans is pretty critical. You can fix this by simply marking the bolts then counting the exact number of turns it takes to take each one off. Write it down, and when putting things together put them on the exact same number of turns. Presto, capstans aligned, drive works for another 15 years or so. If there's interest I can image them. If they're already out there then I just keep em for spares. C