I am going to tackle the belts on my 777 and i am wondering if there are any shortcuts or anything i should watch out for. A detail on this would be great. My unit plays as it should but FF/REW wont work with cassette in place but will work without cassette. Is there an adjustment needed??

the chances are the idler wheels under the flywheels need a good cleaning on mine they were dirty once cleaned ff/rw were spot on .

dell is correct

Just make sure, you put the belt round the plastic posts, as below. Otherwise, it`s almost impossible to do. Deliverance is right, clean the little idlers, while you are at it.

The idlers, are under the flywheels.

Thanks Everyone for your input. Now i need to know where do i start, after removing back. Dont want to remove un-necssary screws from unit.

Oh heck. If you haven`t attempted to change belts before, i wouldn`t try the 777. It`s up to you, but, you really need a service manual.

http://www.mediafire.com/?7zmrmzm9jrl   this will help

That`s top stuff man, nice one. This is invaluable to gf777, 909, 919, 999, 1000 owners.

Thanks Deliverance this should help or at least help md to decide on if i want to tackle this weekend!!lol