[Brian]

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The cassette player (on "Silver Streak", my 1998 SE) ate my cassette tape over the weekend. Now when I insert a tape, I only hear a clicking noise. The silver lining is that I've finally decided to go with an MP3 player....in the meantime, how do I get the tape player working again?

Thanks in advance.....

 

[Shooter]

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If you can find one, a wet tape cleaner may get you by. It resembles a standard cassette, but is filled with a cloth type ribbon. You apply a few drops of isopropyl alcohol to the cassette and play as usual. This is much easier than trying to fish a Q-tip all over the capstans and drive rollers.

But the clicking noise could be from the drive/engagement slipping, this could be worn drive belts and will require removal and teardown for replacement...

You may find the cleaning tape at Wally-World, the belts may require a trip to radio shack or a stereo repair shop... :gunhead:

 

[Renegade]

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There may be a piece of tape caught inside allowing the cam follower to lock in place which would give you that clicking noise.. It's telling the player to keep reversing... Take a good look inside and make sure you got all the tape out, then, run the cleaner..