BeoCenter 8000 MK2 (Type 2) Cassette Deck Belt Replacement

[rjnicko93]

Hi all,

 

Got a nice little Beohaul I collected yesterday set included RL1000 Speakers, TX-2 Turntable with a soundsmith MMC4, Beo 4 Remote and a Beolink 1000 remote. Along with all the user manuals and a beautiful Beocenter 8000 music centre. I plan to use the music centre in the Home Office and it sounds great. The only thing not working is the Tape deck which I can hear try to engage but nothing happens. The belts have turned to goo inside and bit are actually dropping through the bottom of it.

Rather predictably the Tape transport in my unit is the Type 2, which uses 3 belts of different sizes. I was hoping before I collected it would be the earlier one which just uses one belt.

 

I just wondered if anyone knew of a good quality how too guide/Youtube video which shows the belt replacement in on this particular tape transport type so I can understand and see the belt path as I don’t really have anything to work with for reference.

I have done belts before in other Hifi system and also my Beocord 8000, but that was easy and took all of 15/20 minutes.

Its surprising the video is proving a bit difficult to find as this transport seems to have been used in an awful lot of B&O systems..

Beocenter 8000
Beocenter 8500
Beocenter 9000
Beocenter 9300
Beocenter 9500

Beocord 3500
Beocord 4500
Beocord 5500
Beocord 6500
Beocord 7000

 

I hope someone can help

 

thanks

 

Ryan

 

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[CharlieWednesday]

I have replaced the belts on that type of tape deck a few times, my first time being on a Beocenter 8000 like yours, and again only recently on a Beocord 6500.  The only useful video I found was this one – Bang & Olufsen Beocord 4500 Cassette deck trouble shooting and new belts.

The video doesn’t go into exact detail but it should help.  The large belt is the difficult one, and it took me a few attempts to get it to loop around the small plastic wheel each time.

Note that there is another common fault with that type of tape deck which I also experienced on the Beocenter 8000.  Dillen helped me solve that a couple of years ago, see this post for the solution, in case you encounter it – Beocenter 8000 tape deck clicking issue – BeoWorld Forum

For that clicking issue, I used a shaving of plastic which was probably only about 0.25mm thick, and glued it on using plastic glue.  I worked, and still works now.

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