[Cedric]

I finally found the guilty which is not the belt but the metal plate (see photo 1) in particular the right branch which goes up, which prevents the reading block from descending completely (see photo2).

Therefore, the black wheels are not released and the tape cannot be read.

By pressing on the gray plate, the mechanism descends completely and the black wheels are free (see photo 3).

I disassembled the gray plate and the cassette player works great !!! 😀

But this is not totally satisfactory, because under the gray plate there is a small steel ball (Cf Photo 4). Do you know what it is for? And how can we replace this gray plate correctly? So far I can’t get it to fit on the right side.

[Cedric]

Hello everyone,

I also have a problem following the replacement of the cassette player belt.

I followed this excellent tutorial on the archived forum
https://archivedforum2.beoworld.co.uk/forums/p/26380/290890.aspx

I heard the big “clac”, but the tape is not playing. Only fast forward and rewind work, as well as auto reverse.

Can you give me a precise description of this “big clac” procedure?

I really tried in every way:
– by re-initializing the electromagnet under the belt motor: by turning the big wheel, the block with the reading head goes down then goes up.
– by re-initializing the electromagnet on the side opposite the motor: by turning in one direction, the small white wheel above the large wheel changes 2 positions and stops. Then turning the big wheel in the opposite direction, the “big clack” occurs.

Despite this, it doesn’t work.

I take your advice 🙂

NB: I bought a replacement belt on ebay in Portugal. Can it come from this belt which may not be completely suitable?

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