Beocord 8004 Repair advice. Tape head engages and snaps back.

[LPCOLLECT]

Hello, greetings from USA.

 

I decided to repair my dad’s old Beocord 8004 that’s been sitting in the garage for the longest time. Cosmetically it’s in great shape.

when I put a tape in and press play, the tape head engages for a second and snaps back right away. here is a video

 

couple other things I noticed was
when I power on the unit (not standby mode), the unit makes a very subtle buzzing sound.

when I press eject, the metal door pops up quite slowly. I’ve seen other Beocords on youtube and they seem to snap up rather pretty quickly. here is a video.

 

I’m planning to disassemble it and look inside to see if it’s just a belt issue or not.

is there a way to test the motor before I take this thing apart?

if the motor has gone bad, are these motor parts easy to source now days? I’m assuming belts are still obtainable.

thank you in advance.

 

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