Ken thanks for reply. I need a little more info on timing. There are two holes in the top of the gear with the cams. I assume these are the timing marks. I can't find anything to align them with. I looked carefully for holes in the chassis but could not find any. There is a hole on the gear on the under side with a hole. I aligned it with a hole in the chassis and reassembled it but it still would not take the tape. I haven't worked on many VCR's so I am not to familiar with them. I would appreciate any further info. Thanks for other replies too. TIA, Peter Blakeman ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ------------------------------------------ Help make your TechAssist database better! Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.