Quasar vh5846ex hifi vcr take up reels problems and tape

[duckland 23]

The reels seem like there tight . But im going to order all the parts from pac parts they have them listed on there website . I think Im going to replace the pinch roller and back tension band . That's the part that is long and looks like felt on it right , it raps around the take up spools right . Or is that some sort odf brake for the spools .

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Originally Posted by duckland 23

The reels seem like there tight . But im going to order all the parts from pac parts they have them listed on there website . I think Im going to replace the pinch roller and back tension band . That's the part that is long and looks like felt on it right , it raps around the take up spools right . Or is that some sort odf brake for the spools .

Yes that sounds like the back-tension band. You really need a way to measure the back-tension after you replace it though. A Tentelometer, or a back-tension tape with a spring loaded internal scale to set it at the proper 25-30 grams back tension. Not things the do-it-yourselfer will likely have. About all you can do is guesstimate it by the position of the back-tension arm once you get the new band installed. And the reels should be tight in stop mode; the reel brakes are applied unless it's moving tape then they retract away from the bottoms of the reels. Common for the reel shafts to be dried out of lubricating oil. I used to pull them off and lube the reel shafts. You'll need a C clip tool to do that.