When I glued a little price of plastic on to mine, I did not remove the metal part, I did it very careful with some quick drying glue specifically intended for plastic, and the piece of plastic was a bit of an old credit card I shaved thin (only a fraction of a mm was needed) with a scalpel. It took me three attempts. My first attempt the price of plastic I added was a bit too thick. The second attempt worked for a bit, but came loose. The third attempt I used more glue, and that worked. It took a good bit of patience with a pair of tweezers, but I got it glued on in the end.
You see the white plastic part that sits beneath the metal part, and it moves up and down? Well. that is moving to far down while the tape is playing, and it causes the little white cog connected to it to click, because it’s not quite in the right position, and it catches on another part (I’m saying this all from memory, mind!). I believe that same issue is causing the speed control issue when you play side 1 too.
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