Nakamichi BS-150 No play - Belt, idler or something more?

rocknroller

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Correction BX-150

Picked this up yesterday. Does not play/ff/or rewind. When you push play, The motor runs, the flywheel belt moves and flywheel turns for just a few seconds then stops, but there is no reel movement ever. I see no remnants of a second belt, nor do I see any reference to a second belt in the service manual I downloaded. Yet if I search the belt set for this model, some of the ones I find state includes "both" belts.

While it's possible a belt might fit on the back of the reel and then reach down to the smaller inner portion of the flywheel, the pulley there seems oddly positioned half way in and halfway out (see pic) Doesn't really seem like a belt should go there. Also, don't see how that would resolve rewind either.
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Also to note - when I push play, the idler wheel on the front side (under the front cover) moves to the LEFT (See pic - which seemingly should only be done for rewind, correct?
nakamichi bx-150 (1).JPG


Thoughts as to what is going on here?
 
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