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Originally Posted by Dan Schafer
I am looking at an old Sony model SLV-585HF VCR. Fast forward & rewind are ok. The picture plays back & forth from very good to poor to no video signal (blue screen). I looked at the back tension band on the supply hub and it appears to be a little stretched. Just wondering if it is supposed to be a little loose or could this even cause my problem? I was thinking of shortening it a little and re-attaching it with super glue. Probably a hard part to get today? Is this question perhaps better for another forum? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Dan S
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DO NOT do anything to the back tension band especially cutting it to shorten it and glue it back. That I can assure you will not work. Very common and more likely, I would guess on that model the half-load arm that pulls the tape up against the AC (Audio-Control track) head when it loads is seized on its pivot shaft. It should move freely with your finger with a slight spring tension. I always disassemble tha arm from the shaft, clean off the old grease, re-lube with a tiny bit of oil, put back together, then realign the tape path to eliminate any tape edge wrinkling top and bottom, forward and reverse search.