Pinch roller fell out of Sony DCR-PC101 camcorder.

Hey, Dave.

Rollers like this attach using a small white nylon "sleeve" that fits down over the mounting post after the roller goes on. Just like many vcr's but smaller of course. You may be able to rob the part off another unit. It could be loose inside the unit somewhere, or you might have to order a new pinch roller ass'y and use the retainer off that. Much easier than replacing the whole arm.

Mark Z.

if the part is hard to come by, use superglue on a toothpick to bond the bearing center sleev onto the pin. delicate work but usually effective.

i have done that on computer DDS tape drives successfully

and, the lost/missing small plastic thing may also be wandering around inside the mechanism, and that IS a serious problem.

spend some time with a good bright light to determine if it is there, you may not need to do parts buys if you find it.

heat and time usually cause pastic parts to either harden/crack or work their way loose, the camcorder may have been exposed to both.

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Hi Mark,

I'll just order a new pinch roller assembly and transfer the roller and sleeve to the existing arm in the camcorder.

Thanks for your reply.