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Lubricating pinch rollers

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Future Man

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I have a Pioneer RT-909 with refurbished pinch rollers. The rollers make a squeaking noise during playback. When no tape is playing, if I try to roll them, they seem stuck at first. Do I need to lubricate the shaft in some way? If so, with what?
 
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The lubricant has turned to goo. remove the rollers and clean the bearings with a q tip and alcohol and clean the shaft as well. Then lube with any light weight machine oil like sewing machine oil. I prefer not to use 3 in 1 oil, it gets gummy after awhile. I bought LA-CO oil at the hardware store and it's been fine. Just a few drops are all you need. If any gets on the rubber, clean it off with alcohol.
 
Ha! Best of both worlds. I mix sewing machine oil with grease. It has worked for me. Tends to keep the lubricant in place. But if oil does migrate then one used to much oil. Having a nice day. I'm off to work. :D
 
1tumbleweed said:
My opinion is that sewing machine oil - or other lightweight oil - is not a good idea because first, it doesn't hold up over time, and second it tends to migrate to areas where you don't want it. The stuff I've used over the years for this type of purpose is:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102643
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Light sewing machine oil has been used for many years with success, so don't count it out. If it migrates, you've used too much. But for something that needs "just one drop" it does the job very well. There are some great new lubes out there, like the link shown with PTFE. But I wouldn't toss out my light machine oils just for every latest new thing.
 
Scorpion8 said:
Light sewing machine oil has been used for many years with success, so don't count it out. If it migrates, you've used too much. But for something that needs "just one drop" it does the job very well. There are some great new lubes out there, like the link shown with PTFE. But I wouldn't toss out my light machine oils just for every latest new thing.
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Nice to hear from you! :thmbsp:
 
Well, I oiled the rollers. They roll smooth now, but there's still a squeak coming from the rollers/pinch mechanism during playback. Looks like she's going to have to come apart. Damn, and I have a Christmas party tonight for which I was planning to roll my Christmas mix tape.:tears:
 
Future Man said:
Well, I oiled the rollers. They roll smooth now, but there's still a squeak coming from the rollers/pinch mechanism during playback. Looks like she's going to have to come apart. Damn, and I have a Christmas party tonight for which I was planning to roll my Christmas mix tape.:tears:
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Does it make the noise if you play it with no tape in it?
 
Future Man said:
Well, I oiled the rollers. They roll smooth now, but there's still a squeak coming from the rollers/pinch mechanism during playback. Looks like she's going to have to come apart. Damn, and I have a Christmas party tonight for which I was planning to roll my Christmas mix tape.:tears:
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The rollers on my RT-909 squeak sometimes. You may try cleaning them. I use "Formula 409" on my pinch rollers. It works well at removing tape residue.
 
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