Don't order from their website ,$19 for the belts and $5.50 shipping =$24.50.Same place on ebay for $18 shipped. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kenwood-KX-1030-KW-4066-KX-1200-Belt-Kits-WARRANTY-/110792228777?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item19cbbb3fa9Some epayers sell a pack of anything from 4 to 10 belts in the range you need. I got a pack of 4 for about £6 and one works fine. If your old belt is still intact you can use it to work out the size you need roughly. PM me if you want details of where I got my pack. But these guys do the kit of four for your deck: http://www.vintage-electronics.cc/kenwoodkits.html
The PRB line recommends an SCY7.0 for the reel belt on the KX-1030. If anybody has seen this belt, you probably noticed it is much thinner than the original.
I've had some wow and flutter issues on a 1030 after changing the belts out. I am wondering if the SCX7.0 might be a better bet (if you can still get it) .045 vs. .031 on the thickness. Both are square cross-section.
Good find on that original belt - shocked it was still avail. Could have sworn I asked Kenwood on this about 8 years ago.
I got both belts but only replaced the drive belt, the one you have to loosen the screw and slip it between the flywheel and holder.
Mine takes about a second for the tape mechanism to stop and disengage the head once the tape itself stops. You might want to experiment with that Mongolian Throat Singing cassette you found at Goodwill.To be 100% exact, I don't know if it would stop eventually, as soon as it starts to drag I've hit stop to avoid damaging the tape.
For dragging issues, I would be suspicious of the nylon Thrust Screw, or other sources of friction.Would the counter belt slipping cause the tape to drag or just stop all at once?
For dragging issues, I would be suspicious of the nylon Thrust Screw, or other sources of friction.
Rich