I'm aware this is more common practice in big boomboxes and decks, but surely it's a good idea to also apply some machine oil or high grade watch oil to the capstan bearings in Walkmans? Never really seen much detail given on doing it for these devices, also I have never gone as far as to disassemble the capstan from a Walkman's board? Is a full disassembly even required to apply a small drop or two of oil? I was wondering as someone complained to me about the loudness of a motor inside one of my units. I had recently replaced the temporary Chinese belt with one of those nice proper replacements and had cleaned the pinch roller/demagnetized the tape head so I was stumped as to what could be causing this... Unless the motor itself is dying? Shouldn't be the case as the Walkman in question is a later, early 00's (budget) model. Thanks!
stereomecha99, it might help to post this down in the Walkman Section, some of the more experienced members with Walkmans might not check this area. Did you get a chance to read this article? http://stereo2go.com/forums/threads...r-portables-from-radio-electronics-1982.4595/ He does mention lubing the bearings but I'd be careful if they are plastic, sometimes those are impregnated with lube or they use a plastic with low friction. One of the vintage wow and flutter machines I picked up is supposed to help identify which part is causing the issues, as soon as my work slows down I'm going to have fun playing around with it
Oh hi there, sorry yes I accidentally posted this in the wrong section! I will delete this post and repost it there. Thanks for the heads up.
