Yes, i had the same problem. Seems one must dismantle the whole mechanism to change that belt. It is only to rotate the auto stop mechanism, so i decided to cut the belt, feed it through and glue it together with superglue. Stripping the whole mechanism for that belt in my opionion adds risk to breaking something so hence i did the above. Good luck.

Thanks Jack for the comment! :) I will do a search on some w&f meter software, thanks for suggesting that! Btw, I’ve been searching for a benchtop meter for a while but they are not cheap at all.. so maybe someday, if i get a bargain one, perhaps a repair candidate, i’ll get it :) Dave

@@DaveElectronics No prob! I know they are spendy, I lucked out, paid $30 USD for mine (BK Precision 1035) and it works! I just need to check its accuracy, but since I'm not worried about lab grade accuracy, I just haven't got around to it yet. I bought mine at a HAM swap, check your area to see if and when you have a HAM swap, you to may get lucky...I've also picked up free items as well. You don't have to be a HAM to attend unless you guys have goofy rules. :) Glad to see a video from you. ~Jack, VEG

You’re referring to the one at 9:22? Because to replace that one you have to disassemble the entire mechanism. To replace it what i did was to cut the original one and I forced the replacement in place by opening a bit the top plate (using a screwdriver as a lever) just enough to slip the belt over the pin of the wheel, so without disassembling the whole thing. That’s a little bit crude but it worked fine. Hope it helps.

@@DaveElectronics Thanks

@@DaveElectronics Thanks, I had the same question, appreciate your response!

Doesn’t make any sense what your talking about. There is a screw/pin through the middle of this belt. Not sure how you went through this with a belt intact. Unless EU models are completely different. Witch is what I’m thinking as in your video vs mine, I had 2 extra screws on the front plate that were never mentioned in your video.

​@@ohioreseller6381 I've done belts on CT-F600 which has quite similar mechanism. That tricky belt is for auto stop function, mine was ok but I decided to replace it anyway. To do this, i drilled a small hole in front of the shaft (this one is for pause engagement arm) and carefully pressed it out with suitable screwdriver, then moved arm aside a bit to get the belt through. Assembling is vice versa. Actually, there's no other way to do this belt, or the whole mechanism must be dissasembled. Hope it helped.

Two more screws on the front not one