With the successful repair of my Sony CD 300-disc changer under my belt, I am now confronting the need to fix a broken mechanism in another piece of Sony audio gear. It’s a dual cassette deck I picked up a few years ago for ten bucks at a thrift store.
The TC-WE435 worked perfectly until a couple of days ago, when one of the drives started making a noise and an error message appeared on the LED display. I have taken the cover off and looked inside to see (no surprise) the same thing that the CD changer had — loose belts.
The guy who made this video had the same problem with the same cassette deck model. Let’s see what he did to fix it.
Okay, I watched the video and have ordered a set of four replacement belts for $30, including postage. I hope to have the repair done by this time next week. In the meantime the second drive is still working, but I’ll replace its belts too, of course.