NAK MR-1 GETS NEW IDLER TIRE!

[westgate]

I DID IT!! all by myself, too.
got tires and extra washers (just in case) for nakamichi mr-1 #4, opened machine up half an hour ago, got washer off, then lifted idler wheel right off.

pried old hard tire off wheel, put new one on, put assembly back on its holder, made little cut in washer to ease re-installation, used scotch tape to get washer back into position, secured wheel assembly from below with a screwdriver, lightly tried to press washer back on.

washer bounced off once, found it cuz it's shiny and light reflected off it-otherwise i may never have found it
got it back on, screwed well plate back on without losing the screws, plugged in, loaded tape, and IT WORKS!

play, ff, rw all ok. meters still no workee. next on the list.

ps-much thanks to the folks here for giving me the confidence to try stuff like this!*Hi5*

[Acoustic]

Great job! It is a good feeling when you get a piece of gear going!! *Hi5*

[westgate]

Great job! It is a good feeling when you get a piece of gear going!! *Hi5*
yes!
thanks to you too.

[faustus]

Yo, westgate -- YOU ROCK!!! *thumbsup*

[macster]

Hey

That's great your efforts will pay off greatly in the long run.

M~

[westgate]

Yo, westgate -- YOU ROCK!!! *thumbsup*

thank ya, boss! your advice helped also.*reelspin**reelspin*

[westgate]

Hey

That's great your efforts will pay off greatly in the long run.

M~

thanks, m.

[Scorpion8]

Kudos. It is a great feeling to know you CAN do some of this stuff yourself. The next step is to learn to put a towel under your unit to snag these tiny parts as they go airborne. But it's a learning process. YOU DID IT!! Congrats.

[gamve]

Good onya for having a go westgate. Bet replacing an idler tire won't frighten you in the future.

[westgate]

Kudos. It is a great feeling to know you CAN do some of this stuff yourself. The next step is to learn to put a towel under your unit to snag these tiny parts as they go airborne. But it's a learning process. YOU DID IT!! Congrats.
i DO use a towel under any gear i 'work' on.
learned that here from you guys, iirc.!

[westgate]

Good onya for having a go westgate. Bet replacing an idler tire won't frighten you in the future.

i think you're right. onliest tricky part was getting the washer back on.
that's why i bought extras along with extra tires.*reelspin*

it's amazing that such a small inexpensive part can have such a profound affect on the machines performance.
a $1k machine relying on a $.99 part. sheesh!*scratchchin*

[westgate]

well! i do declare!
tonite, i had a tape playing away in mr-1#4 (with the new i-tire) and about 4 mins after starting side 2 on a maxell udxlII c90 it started a gradual slowdown until it stopped. at first i thought it was some special effect in the music as it's new wave-ish music on a tape i found at the thrift store.

but when i replayed the tape and tried a different one with same results it's-
"houston, we have a problem".
deck is still open after installing i-tire so i looked to see if it was anything obvious.
new tire looks ok. ff/rw work fine.
very gradual slowdown just in play mode.

main belt looks like it might be slipping when this happens.
deck has warmed up from playing the 1/2 hour or so, the warmth helping the probably worn belt to slip?

anybody got any thoughts?

thanks.