gear

I have a 3-5286A that has a gear for the rewind and forward that Im struggling to understand and repair. When the rewind and forward is pressed the gear has an internal spring that pops up and then the gear pin pulls out of actuator hole. When it does this the drive wheel binds and will not...

I'm sure many of you have noticed the little plastic retainers that hold gears and clutches on their shafts inside deck mechanisms. If you haven't, that's o.k. because I pointed them out in the pic below. I've seen bigger versions inside little computer fans, as well. Anyway, I decided to dig...