Hitachi TRK-W55 deck 2 barely working.

Madmox

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Replaced the belts in both decks. Deck 1 is good, a wee but slow. Deck 2 is giving me trouble. It barely engages play. When it does, it works fine. Something in the mechanism is Jamming up? I've got a video here showing what's happening.

https://youtu.be/cVfdQIlJ_eM

Thanks for any help
 

Madmox

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Mar 18, 2020
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Figured it out. Pulled it apart to adjust the motor speeds and it was working fine with the mechanism laying in the table. Also worked fine with the decks remounted, but, tape doors not installed. Determined the tape guide was sticking forward a wee bit and catching the front of the tape cassette. Pushed it back in a hair. All good!