When you get in there, take lots of pics, particularly of wire placement and solder joints. I didn’t have to do much desoldering, but I did do...
The black ring around the rim is part of the gear. If you see a split or gap in that, the gear is cracked. The gear teeth are just under the lip...
You should be able to see a crack in the gear from the cassette tray side. I used a couple of those gears from eBay and they seem to work okay.
Check the outer ring gears on the hubs for splits between teeth. Very common on this mechanism. Complete disassembly is the only way to get them...
Looks like a rebadged Toshiba. I don’t think Kenwood actually manufactured Walkman style players as I’ve seen several that were made by Aiwa as well.
I’m not finding this on eBay. I need a couple of them …
If the spring looks like this little coil one, you’ll need to remove the rear cover to reinstall it. Hopefully the attachment tabs haven’t broken.
Check for a break in the PCB, particularly under the center pulley. I’ve had a couple of similar Walkmans (F41 & F43) with a crack there,...
Possibly the selector switches just need a cleaning. if you’re Stateside, I probably have mechanism parts you need. Have a pic of the missing...
I just added another player to the collection - a J360! Fresh belt installed and it had one SMD cap floating around loose inside. Replaced the...
I recently picked up this Aiwa HS-J350 off the Bay. I had one already, a parts unit with corrosion issues and a torn flex cable between the board...
I found some tiny drivers in a pair of Apple (possibly knockoff?) ear buds that fit in a set of MDR-W14s that sounded pretty good.
Sounds like you have a split gear. The large table gears are prone to splitting between two teeth, with the gap resulting in the clicking sound....
Thanks, I was hoping it might have it as I have an otherwise nice D6C with a chipmunk problem, and a corroded F5.
I know this is a year-old thread, but does anyone know if this chip might be found in aWM-F5? I understand that it shares much of the DD...
I recently picked up this gorgeous red Aiwa HS-J07 in an eBay lot. The front cover and trim were loose and needed regluing. The metal front trim...
Not exactly. I used one as a reference for the other. I’d thought I could rob the volume pot from the second one to use on the first, but it had...
I've had this player for awhile now, initially acquiring it in a lot I bought a few years back when I first got back into cassettes. Its...
I just found two That’s AS: type IV metal tapes at a small antiques/flea market shop! The TDK SA-X came with them! All for $1.00!
I just repaired an AF23 this morning - similar mechanism, similar issue to yours. Turns out the pinch roller tire had been pushed up against the...
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