Jeff, thanks. I put the original gear back in and the unit works. The new gear is slightly different. Thanks To Panday for telling me the part number for a kit to take care of this problem. It is Sony part # A-7040-474-C. The photo in my catalog shows the kit consists of 4 gears and a slide plate. Gary McCartney McCartney Electronics 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 Fax: (519)821-1530 email: gary (at) number63.ca Jeff Dougherty wrote: > > Gary, > Check positioning of the levers for the brakes. > Jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > FAX 717-564-4952 > Jeff Dougherty > Intrepid Video & Electronics Be careful of your thoughts. > 501 Luther Rd They may become your words > Harrisburg, PA 17111 any moment. > 717-909-8844 > VCR tips, electronics info & general interest. > www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > www.thetoolcaddy.com www.9-11-2001tragedy.com > *********************************************************************** > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 3:29 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony VCR SLV-360, cassette goes in and come right > back > out > > Ed, thanks. I should have added a note in my message that I also slid > the slide plate by hand and the guide posts loaded up all the way > without any kind of binding. It really seems as the large black loading > gear is not able to rotate far enough to engage the slide plate teeth. > The black gear can't turn as far as I think it should because the > flanges on the FL loading gear I replaced hit up against it and prevent > further rotation. I have to be doing something wrong but what? > > Gary McCartney > > McCartney Electronics > 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 > Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 > Fax: (519)821-1530 > email: gary (at) number63.ca > > Edward Gaidies wrote: > > > > Sounds like linkage to the t/u and supply guides is out of allignment. Not > > sure though, since I would never get approval from customer for this type of > > repair....Sony...or not. Also I thought... either you or I.. had one of > > these gears worn in another Sony, and found out later that this gear was not > > really the problem, but something else. > > > > -Ed- > > > > -Ed- > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 3:01 PM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Sony VCR SLV-360, cassette goes in and come right back > > out > > > > > > > > This Sony VCR model SLV360 came into the shop with a cassette stuck > > > inside it. I had to remove the carriage in order to free the cassette. I > > > noticed that the FL-loading gear # 3-958-156-03 had some chewed teeth so > > > I ordered a new one. Now I have it all installed back together and the > > > cassette will go into the machine, all the way down to it's resting > > > position but instead of the mechanism pulling the tape out of the > > > cassette and loading it, the cassette just reverses and ejects on me. I > > > have cleaned the mode switch. Also checked the alignment of the loading > > > gears, which look ok to me although I don't have a manual to do this by. > > > for a photo of my alignment, clink on link: > > > > > > > > > http://www.number63.ca/gears.jpg > > > > > > > > > I cleaned the grease off the slide plate "rack" gear teeth and they look > > > as I believe they should. The first tooth is only half as high as the > > > rest but it looks like it was manufacturerd that way, not as if it looks > > > broken. > > > > > > > > > To see picture of teeth on slide plate, click on link: > > > > > > http://www.number63.ca/deck.jpg > > > > > > > > > I removed the loading motor so I could spin the gears manually and after > > > the cassette loading is complete, the gears lock up and won't allow the > > > tape loading procedure to start. It appears as though it's the fault of > > > the FL loading gear which I replaced because as the large black gear > > > rotates, the FL gear's flanges hit the teeth on the black gear and > > > prevent any further rotation. Still, I'm sure the FL gear is in proper > > > position. > > > > > > > > > I'm stuck on this one, any help appreciated. > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Gary McCartney > > > > > > McCartney Electronics > > > 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 > > > Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 > > > Fax: (519)821-1530 > > > email: gary (at) number63.ca > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > > > Submit Repair Tips here: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > ------------------------------------------ > > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > > Submit Repair Tips here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > -- > > Gary McCartney > > McCartney Electronics > 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 > Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 > Fax: (519)821-1530 > email: gary (at) number63.ca > > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > ------------------------------------------ > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > Submit Repair Tips here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > ------------------------------------------ > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > Submit Repair Tips here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ -- ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/