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PARTS AND SERVICE MANUAL for 

GAF TALKING VIEW-MASTER 

ORDERING PARTS 

Order parts by part number from GAG Corporation, Consumer 
Photo Division, P.O. Box 490 Portland, Oregon 97207. All 
parts shipped F.O.B. Portland, Oregon. 
 

SERVICE 

When replacing parts note the following: Spring (12) under 
tone arm (17) must be firmly seated and touching metal 
washer on tone arm. The other end of spring must be over 
boss on front assembly (13) and touching flat surface. Install 
(early models) grip ring (late models) E-ring (11) 1/16 inch 
from end of shaft. NOTE: Motor assembly can be removed 
without removing tone arm. 
 
Remove motor assembly (5) by loosening screw (10) and 
swinging stop (9) away from right hand motor prong. Squeeze 
prong and swing motor assembly out from intermediate plate. 

 

Note: Some early viewers have a plastic lock which must be 
replaced with stop (9). 
 
Unsolder motor lead wires. Before removing motor assembly, 
note the way parts are assembled under it and tone arm. 
When replacing wires, solder red wire lead to battery contact 
(negative on motor to negative on battery). 

 

LUBRICATION 

Apply light coating of Dow Corning No. 33 Grease (light-
silicone) to high ridge of speaker cone. 
 

CAUTION

: Keep grease off belt and motor shaft. 

 

SPECIFICATIONS 

Use new batteries and special strobe record, Part No. 445-
004. Minimum record speed 84 rpm. 

 

 

 

Item 

1 2 3 4                         Part Name 

Part No. 

 

Item 

1 2 3 4                         Part Name 

Part No. 

Sound Bar 

445-531 

 

  Stop (Late Models) 

445-124 

Mounting Screws—6-20x1 

501-250 

 

 

  Lock (Early Models) 

445-444 

Lanyard 

445-805 

 

10 

  Screw—2x32x1/4 

501-207 

Speaker Housing Assy. 

445-512 

 

11 

Grip Ring (Early Models) 

590-053 

Motor & Trans 

445-519 

 

 

E-Ring (Late Models) 

590-001 

  Spring-Motor 

445-609 

 

12 

Spring-Tone Arm 

445-601 

  Spring-Motor (Red) 

445-607 

 

13 

Front Assy (all other parts) 

445-511 

 

  Spring-Motor (Green) 

445-608 

 

14 

Battery Hatch Cover 

445-516 

 

  Spring-Motor Shaft 

445-606 

 

15 

Spring-Tone Arm Return 

445-603 

  Belt 

445-808 

 

16 

Spring-Advance Lever 

445-617 

 

 

 

 

17 

Tone Arm Assy. 

445-510 

GAF CORPORATION  NEW YOUR N.Y.  T.M. REG US PAT. 

 

 

 

 

 

PART NO. 445-950-02 

OFF. MARCA REGISTRADO. MARQUE DEPOSEE 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINTED IN U.S.A. 

 

 

 

CONSUMER PHOTO DIVISION

 

 

 

JUNE 1970 

 

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