Teac 360A

[Dumbjim]

Hi folks, Does anyone know where I might find a tutorial on changing the belts on a Teac 360A cassette tape deck? Thanks in advance.

 

[skywavebe]

There are no such things- the service manual is all you really need and sometimes they are available online. The Model is A360 there was no 360A. It is from back in the mid 70's and was the cheaper version of the A450. I have serviced a lot of them back in the 80's when I was a Teac and even before that.

 

[benricci]

Once you disassemble it (these old-style toploaders were always easy to take apart), it's fairly simple to locate and remove the belts. I believe there are 3 or 4(?) belts in total, and it's a basic swap. You can do it, trust me.

The design of this machine is straightforward and you just need a screwdriver. If you truly get stuck, you can find the service manual online, but you shouldn't need it.

 

[phatterplatter]

There are 4 belts. One is "kind of" hiding in the multiple roller/puller assembly that runs FF and RWD. Be care to route the new one EXACTLY like the

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[phatterplatter]

There are 4 belts. One is "kind of" hiding in the multiple roller/puller assembly that runs FF and RWD. Be care to route the new one EXACTLY like the

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I'm working on one right now. After replacing all the belts , PLAY works fine. Tape Counter but FF and REW are pretty much dead. I'm going to check the brake pads and make sure theyre not touching