Recent content by cjacek

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Cory, my friend, please don't put yourself out for me, there is really no need. If you have something lying around and it won't take a lot of your time, then I'd sure appreciate it. But otherwise I really don't want to take advantage of your good nature. Really.

Wow, Cory, that is so kind, thank you (once again). I did look through some junk electronics I have, some portable cassette units, a couple of boom boxes but could find nothing which fits (I also used for reference the service manuals, where possible, but could not find a fitting screw). And to...

Hey Cory, I hope all is well on your side. Just a small update and question. After lots of time and pictures (so that I can put it all back again), I needed to totally disassemble the cassette mechanism - oil was everywhere. I cleaned it up real good, took lots of time. Ordered a belt...

Thank you Cory, much appreciated, thanks for your time. I will update again with a longer post and maybe some photos too.

Thanks Cory, much appreciated :) . So a little update (with photos), going further with the disassembly: That plastic "C-Gear" (seems to be a very common issue on the 464 and 488) was totally seized up and basically crumbled upon removal (photo). That gear was prematurely aged and yellowed badly...

Sorry, never mind, you said "gear bores" = the holes where the spindles go. Sorry. :o

Thanks Cory, much appreciated. Do you recommend (when needed) also cleaning the actual holes where the spindles go?

Thanks Cory, I'll just probably leave it alone then. I'm glad I asked 'cause my first thought was to clean it. About the plastic gears, do you think it's necessary to clean the old grease off and re-grease even if these move freely and the grease has not hardened? I'll be checking each for this...

Hey Cory (and everyone who might be reading ;) ). Just a small update and a quick question. So I almost totally disassembled the cassette mechanism, cleaning it thoroughly. The fine oil like substance that I mentioned earlier the previous owner sprayed in there, pretty much got into every...

Fascinating, as Spock would say. Yeah, absolutely Cory, it's a preventative maintenance flaw rather than a design flaw. Same with some VCR's and even high end Sony Walkman's, which use small plastic gears, the grease ages, hardens, then people try to use the machines, the motor does its best to...

Thanks again Cory, sure appreciated. I will update again, tho maybe not as frequently as I'd like to (but I will). The 464, from what I can see thus far, although simplified in design, is still a pretty impressive 4-track. The access to remove the cassette compartment, for example, is very...

In process of disassembling of the cassette mechanism to clean it good, as the former owner (who gave me the 464 cheap) had used some kind of spray lubricant to generously and blindly spray the reel tables and area, with the hope it would fix it. Oil all over the place. All it needs is a good...

...but, the way I did it, the spring plate needed to be pulled down (toward the heads) in order for the pin to almost clear the larger hole above. I then used the screwdriver method as per above. I then had to obsessively examine the play/rec head to make sure the spring plate didn't nick it...

Cory, no worries, I was able to get it out. After giving it another closer look and trying a few things, including using needle nose pliers to just pull it out from the top, I stopped and just put a small flat head screwdriver in that larger opening above (the above pin), through that hole...