VCR sometimes doesn't eject tape - several tries necessary

Check loading belt if it has one.

I believe you need to replace the entire right (gear driven ) side of the cassette carriage. This was a common repair on RCA VCRs. I think you can still find it if you ask a parts distributor. Sorry I don't remember the part number.

On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:13:48 GMT, Jumpster Jiver wrote:

:Dan_Musicant wrote: :> One of my two S-VHS recorders has this problem, an RCA VR695HF. I bought :> it about 1990. It was one of the earliest S-VHS decks. I also have the :> earliest one, a JVC JRS-7000U. Both decks have been repaired a few times :> - the heads have been replaced. :> :> The RCA deck has had a problem for a while. It doesn't always eject the :> tape. I press the eject button and I hear the mechanism kick in but the :> tape doesn't eject. Until a couple weeks ago, it usually (not always!!) :> ejected on the second press (the same sound happened both presses, but :> the second time the tape came out). A couple weeks ago I had to press it :> 40-50 times before the tape finally came out. Annoying, especially :> because the tape was due back at the library that day. :> :> Some months ago I took the cover off and looked for something to adjust :> or lubricate but whatever I did didn't help (cleaned, a bit of :> lubrication here and there, blow compressed air, etc.). Using a :> different tape has no evident effect. :> :> Any ideas what I might look for in troubleshooting and fixing this :> problem? I have a book on repairing VCR's, but its flowcharts haven't :> helped. :> :> Thanks! :> :> Dan :I believe you need to replace the entire right (gear driven ) side of :the cassette carriage. This was a common repair on RCA VCRs. :I think you can still find it if you ask a parts distributor. :Sorry I don't remember the part number.

If I order the part, will it be fairly evident how to do the replacement? Thanks for the help!

Dan

PS Is the part interchangeable between different RCA VCR's? IOW, if I find a used one? Thanks!

Loading/unloading problems are usually mechanical related. Slipping belt is most common. Also, dirty mode switch can cause a variety of symptoms, as clutches and brakes must be timed properly.