Have you checked the end sensor system and cranked through the loading manually to check for binding? Also look for a lever or switch that might be used to detect the presence of a cassette. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 864 232 3889 Fax 271 2080 mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx ----- 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/