New to me Sharp GF 8585 E

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c bank

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So if you read my introduction you'll know ill have my second box in errrm.. 35 years :yes: a Sharp GF 8585 E.
Cosmetically, it pretty good but will need a thorough detox and spit and polish.. any tips for cleaning the silver painted plastic? How about isopropyl alcohol ?
The radio works fine and the cassette rewinds and fast forwards OK but wont play. Any ideas?
im no expert (as in never done anything like this before) but id like to have a crack at doing the work myself partly for the interest and partly to keep the budget realistic.

Any tips or info greatly appreciated :rock:
 

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The Sharp issue of fwd and crew but no play is usually caused by a little capstan tyre disintegrating. If you look where the flywheel pin goes through you will see a small housing on the front of the deck holding a little rubberpiece of tubing which is always rotted out. I use either some rc fuel line or a little soft rubber bead thing.

There are plenty of vids on it, it's not difficult. Just cut the fuel line as close to original size as possible, clean and lube all transport as you go.

If you need some sent let me know, I have enough to do several hundred boxes...
 

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Thanks for the heads up and kind offer T STER... I will certainly take you up on that if mine has failed. Will it be obvious if mine HAS failed ? please bare in mind this is all new to me and I don't know the intricacies of these things but I have the enthusiasm and Can't wait to get stuck in ... hopefully at the weekend .. you mention a video on the subject ..is that a generic video on the procedure or specific to my model ?
I can't find a video covering my model.
 

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The capstan tyre issue is unique to a lot of sharp models, i think i even have deck from that box here from a parts box I had so may be able to help with pictures etc. Yours will certainly have failed as they all have at this stage pretty much. Unless it has been stored really well.

Let me know when it arrives and I will help any way I can.
 

c bank

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T-STER said:
The capstan tyre issue is unique to a lot of sharp models, i think i even have deck from that box here from a parts box I had so may be able to help with pictures etc. Yours will certainly have failed as they all have at this stage pretty much. Unless it has been stored really well.
Let me know when it arrives and I will help any way I can.
Nice one T STER ! :-)

jimmyjimmy19702010 said:
https://youtu.be/enrEIVwxxfI
Thanks fir that jimmy I'll have a watch later.
 
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