Can you recommend the best belt set for a Beocord 8004 Please? Thanks

Stu wrote:

Can you recommend the best belt set for a Beocord 8004 Please? Thanks

For all belts, first contact should be with member 'Dillen' as he sells the correct ones.

Dave.

Stu wrote:

After seeing all the posts here about broken spring mounts I think it is a design flaw or that the plastic mounting becomes brittle with age.  I would trust a glued repair over time.  If they break that easy it will break again.  A through bolt fix would reinforce the mount and make it better than new.

After working on eight of these type decks, only that first one had a broken mount. I think the problem is probably due to the decks being allowed to age without proper maintenance. That adds stress to the workings in broken mounts. At some point, the extra force on the mounts caused the mount to break. When restoring one of these Beocord cassette decks, especially coming out of long term storage, I recommend fully taking apart the cassette mechanical assembly to clean and lubricate everything. At that time, belts and rubber wheels can be replaced. Those parts are also responsible for the common problem of fast forward not working correctly.

To answer your question about replacement belts, I recommend contacting Beoworld member Dillen (Martin). He has supplied me with all of my Beocord 8004 and 9000 belts and, as Jacques reported, Martin also carries the rubber wheels needed for the Beocords. With all of that work done, you will have a nicely functioning cassette deck.

-sonavor

Thank you

This is a fantastic post and saved me a lot of effort finding the cause for the same FFWD issue. One piece of advice to the next person to go down this path is that you may find yourself with more than you intended in your hand when you pull the lever off to clean up.

When I removed the snap ring / circlip in the photo, I pulled the L shaped lever upwards. Along with it came the sleeve it is assembled with AND the shaft that it runs on. Mine was so gunked up that the shaft that press-fits into a plastic sleeve screwed on the top plate came out of its sleeve.

No harm done, but you have to separate the shaft from the lever being pointed to in the photo and clean that interface.

There is also a plastic push fit washer on the capstan that is easy to lose when you pull the flywheel. out. I didn't but only because I had a built-up 8000 transport on the bench as a guide to what went where when I put things back together.

Now to those VU indicators......

I'm also dealing with a cracked clutch assembly on my Beocord 9000 and plan to do the brass tube fix. How can I take apart the clutch assembly without damaging? Push out the axle with a steel pin?

krais wrote:

I'm also dealing with a cracked clutch assembly on my Beocord 9000 and plan to do the brass tube fix. How can I take apart the clutch assembly without damaging? Push out the axle with a steel pin?

Just pull each side. The black wheel will slide off. You will have to use a little Loctite 242, or some cyano glue, when you put the small wheel back. The sintered brass bearings will have to be placed very slightly out above the plastic housing.

Thanks, I used a steel pin in the end as it was pretty tight.

As far as the top sintered brass bearing... ii is positioned slighty below the housing, see pics. How can I lift the bearing up without scratching it? 

Another pic...

Good work!

There are two bearings actually, so they will come out by inserting something the other side with an angle and just pushing them out. Don't forget to glue them in place afterwards so that they stay put!

I was recently made aware of the battery in the Beocord 9000. Here is a picture I dug up that shows it. Does anyone know what the expected life of those batteries are and what are the options of replacement?