Is Walkman spoken here?

[62vauxhall]

I have four or five "expensive when new" Walkmen and would like to get two of them back into working order. Those would both be Sony's - a TPS-L2 and a WM-D6C. I have no desire to delve inside either myself because I can't cope with parts that small.

From personal experience, can anyone recommend such a thing as a Walkman repair specialist?

I did attempt belt replacement on the TPL-S2 but got cold feet and took it to a local shop. Supposedly the belts were installed but the transport was not really any better. They said the unit needed cleaning. I believe the WM-D6C also needs belts. Seems to FF & REW but no take up tension when playing a tape.

 

[Lapis]

Better to get D6C working than TPS-L2 as the latter only got more popular because of GOTG. Idiots are obsessed with the skyrocketed prices.

 

[jimbo2k]

Had to get inside my WM D6c once to replace the mic jack and freeup the rewind mechanism, replace belt. Would not want to do it again.