Pioneer Ct-7R rewinds and fast-forwards but won’t play.

[kerbee399]

Mech comes up, capstan turns, but the take up reel won’t turn. But, it fast forwards and plays. What’s the problem?

 

[kwayde]

Mech comes up, capstan turns, but the take up reel won’t turn. But, it fast forwards and plays. What’s the problem?

Welcome to AK.

Did you use the search function in the upper right corner to see if this has been gone over? Here's a link to what I found regarding your deck:

https://www.audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?search/499860/&q=Pioneer+Ct-7R&o=relevance

 

[kerbee399]

I couldn’t find a thread with the same problem as mine…

 

[kwayde]

I couldn’t find a thread with the same problem as mine…

I've been reading the second post in the link I sent earlier. Does the pinch roller engage the capstan?

How old is the belt?

 

[kerbee399]

Yes it does. The take up reel just won’t spin.

 

[kwayde]

How old are the belts?

 

[kwayde]

Found a nice video that may help. Go to 12:50 in it where he describes your symptoms.

 

[kerbee399]

How old are the belts?

Not sure - I’ll take a look right now.

 

[kwayde]

Here's another where he talks about the mechanism.

 

[kerbee399]

Just replaced the belt - still not working. I had to manually turn the wheel with my finger to “jump start” it, and now the heads won’t even come up, and ff and rewind don’t work.