Spent 4 hours trying to get new belts on then found your video and 15 minutes I had my new belts installed. Also bought the package of belts from Amazon which cost $7.00.the ones I put on measured 1and 3/8. Wish I would have found your excellent video sooner, thanks

Looked at other youtubes on this subject my model was aTC-W380 no one did one on that model, but yours made it seem easier. The hardest part was my belts had reverted back to the goo they were made from..cleaning was a mess....had to guess the lengths but just seeing how they needed a little tension but not too much..well It worked great...BTW if one doesn't have magnetized screw drivers, just rub the size you need against a magnet a little bit and they will be magnetized.

Picked up one just like it yesterday for 14.99 at my local thrift store. It works perfectly. I'm still going to buy replacement belts for it just incase. I've seen these exact units for sale on Amazon for 169.00 refurbished.

FYI you don't actually have to remove the motor to get the belts on. You can slip them through and onto the pulley with something pointy like a small screw driver.

Great video. I have not worked on an audio cassette player for 20 years and needed this review to not screw up. You should have cleaned with isopropyl alcohol and a Q tip the pullies where the belts fit into before replacing the belts. Frank

Thank you. I couldn't have done without your video. It took me 15 min and it works perfectly same exact model.

thanks for your video i learn alot i fix my cassette deck the belts where burn OUT ..I WAS ABOUT TO TROW AWAY MY CASSETTE DECK I SOW YOUR VIDEO I GOT NEW BELTS AND ITS WORKING BRAND NEW THANKS!!!!!

all of a sudden both my decks completely stopped. The lights were on and i could hear a humming so it was on, couldn’t understand why the wheels could t move at all. I could see one deck maybe but not both being dead. Rather than just junk it, I was curious to see what was going on inside. Before opening went on KZfaq and found your video. I found all the belts on both decks were melted to the wheels. It seemed easy enough to get them off and put new ones on thanks to your video, but it was incredibly hard to get all the melted rubber off. With alcohol I tried but got to a point where I just gave up and decided to put the new belts on anyway. Wasnt sure if the tension would suffer with maybe the belts not rotating right like sticking, but luckily it worked and both decks are back! Amazing and thanks again for the video for guidance.

I replaced the belts on my Sony tcwe305 following the instructions in the video, it’s like new, thank you....😊

Saved me a bunch of time today. Thank

Thanks! I especially liked your test tape. Good tunes!

If only this video was for the twin cassette drive on the Sony XO-D501 (That one really is a riddle, wrapped in a a mystery, inside an enigma)!

Just had this same problem with my SONY dual cassette. It just wouldn’t play one day when I tried it. Looked at your video when I decided it might be the belts. I ordered new specific ones for my player. They were less than 10 dollars. I changed them myself & wa la . Got cassette music again. For what it’s worth, one belt was melted & gooey on the belt wheel. Be sure to check them. The other one was clean. Thx.

Very helpful and informative.. thanks for this video

Thanks, this is the exact deck I got lol.

Thanks for the vid. My sony was working last year. I hadn't used since and today i wanted to play a old mix tape it failed on me. Im going to buy me some belts to fix

Great video. It explained everything perfectly. Many thanks.

Loved the video to replace the belts to remove just the right part/motor and to find a flat type! What is the flat belt thickness size in mm? Did a search and many came up, which is good they are still out there just trying to narrow down the right assortment!

Thank you so much!

It's a lot older than what you said. I have my original receipt for the same model, and I bought it 1985 :-)

Hi I have the same model and I will replace the belt. However I notice another wheel connected to tape counter. My question : where is that connected to since I only have two belts? Thank you for sharing your video!

Could you please tell me how to adjust the speed of the motor in this model?

Buen video. recuerdas q medida es el belt q cambiastes? si es posible puedes medir en milimeter el belt antiguo.

I replaced the belts on one tape deck and it worked but sounds wobbly. I'll try the other one tomorrow see if that one sounds ok.

That round belt is not designed for tape decks. You need a square belt, because of the v shape of the groove if the pulley.

Good job,what’s the link for the site to buy bag of belts cheers

Muchas gracias .este video me ayudo mucho .el casset deck ya trabaja muy bien.

Me wonder if Sony Cassette decks are the best for repairing than others?

Thank you 👍

Can you say if the belt assortment you bought had all the right belts you needed?..gonna replace my sony tc w310 belts and dont wanna pay 15 to 20 for specific ones lol..would rather pay 7 or 8 bucks for assortment ...thanks bro!!

Great view of tne back of your hand. lol

For some reason my peak level meter L is always up high. But R stays low. Even with nothing playing. Just with it on

Hola, tienes las medidas de ambas fajas? De ese modelo en específico?

Your hand was blocking the belt installation view. Bad picture

what site is the replacement bag of belts?

What are the features of that sony tc-we305

i need belts for tc-we471 pls help

What size are the belt?

yo whats the name of this song ?

looks like the worst piece of junk sony ever made -tape decks stop selling so they made crap like always