Well I did change the belt. The motor was stiff and when spun by hand stopped immediately so the bearings did need lubrication, because it would have seized up in a short time.

@@12voltvidsnice, if I notice any speed issues in the future will try that motor lube. The belt I got was same width but about 7mm shorter on the entire lenght. I use the deck maybe once a week now. So far it works good enough for me.

Actually it was from under the mechanism. It came out before the back plate was removed and yes it was reinstalled.

Hello gentlemen, Thank you for this great video! I have just opened my DR-2 and I have found myself with extra bits : two of these copper washers! So they go between the plate at the rear of the mechanism and the back of the flywheels, do they? Should I add Molykote grease on top?

@@mariogambrelli I believe they are spacers that go under the backplate for the two screws that hold the main motor (with the brass Knob) onto the other plate in front of the capstan wheels. They are off centered. The left post is higher and the right is lower. He puts the screws in the spots where the spacers should go underneath at 22:08. He didn't put them back in it seems? Maybe he did it afterwards. The spacers should go under the backplate, balanced on the posts, then the backplate followed by the screws.

@@byrondrake703 thank you so muchas Byron!

Honestly I wouldn't buy one.

@@12voltvids now you are making me curious. Is it because there are better and cheaper decks or because the brand is crap? Have another Nak where the idler tire is slipping, fortunately those are rather easy to fix.

@@emkay692 Nakamichi were always overrated IMHO. They had their fanboys buy really they were no better than high end decks from other manufactures.

@@12voltvids Well you're the expert Dave, so I won't buy that one. Is there a particular deck you could recommend besides your trusty JVC (cannot find that in the part of the world I live in)

@@emkay692 what do you expect from a tape deck? Because that will define what you're actually looking for.

Maybe use switch cleaner on the long play/rec switches, they cause problems.

The old caps are better than any new ones made today that's why.

@@12voltvids Thanks for the quick reply, Dave.

I use a tiny bit of Electrolube SPG (special plastics grease)

4mm

Great deck. It has a Sankyo transport in it and the rubber idler tyre goes bad, which needs replacing. You can order a new idler from webspareparts or similar websites. Fairly easy to install.

@@64bakes i could but certain complex stuff is harder for me to work with then to just have someone fix stuff up for me since i always fear i may end up breaking stuff even more then it already is. its just some issues i have sadly. i work better with easy stuff then more complex stuff though

Probably need a new motor. :(

Could be a dead spot on motor. Have no idea where to find parts. I salvage out or donor decks.

@@12voltvids Solved the issue. It was the motion sensor with intermittent fault. I changed the shut-off PCB board with a used one from another deck and now working properly. Glad it wasn't the motor dead spot. the reel motor looks very tough to disassemble.

They most certainly do. If they didn't the tape would break as soon as play pressed

@@12voltvids Jejeje I repair one that the guy that was trying to repair put it wrong and he was so __ _ _ _ that he remove the left capstan spring because he never thought that the belt was in a wrong way lol.

@@luisrodriguez8639 you can't fix stupid.

@@12voltvids I revert all stupid things he did

I don't have that info because the belt I used I had in my supply bin for probably 10 years.

80mm D by 5mm width was the original. 25cm long or 9.9'' American. Back tension belt is 25mm Diameter (1") square section 1mm.

It's the new "Save the Naugas!"

I noticed it too, thought my ears were playing tricks on me. What usually causes flutter?

@@SK-qu4wo Could be poor quality belt. Good ones are difficult to find.

Because they could and people fell for it.

You can use a soldering iron too. One of the first things I learned. Changed dozens of motors over the years.

Thanks. I had some fall apart pulling too hard.

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NAK was never my favorite brand. There are many others, like my JVC TDV1010 that will smoke this one every day and twice on sunday.

@@12voltvids Had the TD-V541 Dual Capstan, Direct drive, not without it's own problems in audio department. But if I could put two machines out of it, meaning the Capstan Direct drive into Nak (stable like Atomic Clock), that would make really good deck, as the Nak beat crap out of the JVC in audio department, especially in noise, playback freq resp and Dolby tracking. I measured 22kHz at -3dB, -20dB level with TDK MA-X. The Naks playback/recording was excellent, other than little extra boost, maybe 1.5-2dB in the low bass. But the regular Capstan drive on Naks stinks. I wonder what makes these Sankyo mechanisms so touchy and prone to speed instability - my crappy cheap 2headers are better. One big Enigma

Well to archive old tapes. That's the only reason. There is no reason to ever record. There I said it and offended tape heads.

@@12voltvids I'm not offended, just saddened. There is joy to the art of making excellent tape recordings that rival the source.

@@rodantkapoor9721 The days were fun making mixed tapes, but now it's file based. Just drag and drop.

The sound quality of a cassette tape especially if you play it in a nakamichi is still warm and near vinyl quality....actually sometimes better!

When the artist used to make money out of selling physical media they put in much more effort hence better records. Now streaming gets them bugger all hence the dross we've had for the last twenty odd years and the vastly overpriced concert prices that must be paid.

Sure does.