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This one is a bit tired and doesn’t fast forward or rewind. Play isn’t great either.
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To get to the mechanism I need to remove the circuit boards first.
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The bits I need to get to are behind here, so almost there, one more board and the capstan thrust plate to go.
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Lots of old grease and some worn out rubber.
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The part that needs to be replaced is this rubber ring.
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Since parts are no longer available for this cassette deck, I had to improvise using an o-ring from an o-ring set. It worked out quite well.
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With new belts and a new idler the deck was now working but the playback was distorted and blown out in one channel, this was sorted by cleaning the REC/PLAY switch and the level controls with contact cleaner. A final check for speed accuracy and correct record and playback, and the deck was given back to the customer.