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  1. The tone arm seems too lightweight and skips and skates over my records.
  2. The turntable does not spin at an even rate. I am not referring to pitch control. I can clearly hear that the record is not playing evenly.

sounds as if your anti skate needs adjustment, it should be almost the same as the counter weight adjustment , Also your belt should be replaced or if you have a direct drive it may be the motor speed adjustment or motor is malfunctioning there are manuals available on line

Sometime you need to clean and check or replace your needle with a new one. Built up dust on the needle or stylus can can this. Or it may need the needle or stylus replaced.