General shout out to Dillen for supplying belts for my Beogram 5005 and Beocord 5500 - both fixed up a treat in about an hour. Full instructions provided (a double-up of instructions for Beocenter 9500 and Beocord 6500 but in the end it worked out sweet!).
The Beocord 5500 is such an easy deck to work on compared to the 3500 which I've fixed up before. Sooooo much more simple.
During the repair I noticed the disc clamp for the slider belt was loose - the nut which holds it in place had unscrewed a bit. This was causing a 'scraping' sound each time I used the deck drawer. Tightened that up and the drawer's nice and smooth again.
Tapes play properly now and wind speeds have improved by several seconds.
The Beogram sounds 'lighter' and some classical pieces with sustained notes really do shine now.
Very happy so a big thanks to Dillen!
Location: Kent, UK
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