I got a cassette tape stuck in my Aiwa compact disc stereo system and broke the door on one side getting the cassette out. There seems to be a piece broken on one side. Door will not stay closed. I

Kimi

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SOURCE: cassette door stuck closed

Firstly: do not think about forcing the cassette door! Look inside the unit. You need to hand rotate the capstan flywheel a bit,( a large-ish metal disc attached to the motor via a rubber drive belt.)That should release the powered deck mechanism and allow ejection. Then buy a new drive belt , so that problem does not recurr. Good Luck

Posted on Nov 03, 2005

SOURCE: cassette doors

Bent or broken door latching part. Take in for service

Posted on May 07, 2008

SOURCE: aiwa cassette deck won't eject

I had this problem on an AD-S40. Turned out to be the drive belts, which had stretched, resulting in the fact that the motors couldn't drive the mechanism through it's various load cycles of opening/closing the captain roller, etc. as required to operate the mechanism. Stuck in mid-cycle, the doors would not open.

After removing the case cover, you can turn the belt driven wheels by hand to complete the cycle, so that you can eject. Then get new belts (several outfits sell belts based on length, on line). You don't need to do much to replace the belts -- after unlocking and getting the tape out, it was only a couple of screws to remove the mechanism, as a unit, and there is no need to fuse with the circuit boards and such. Easier than I expected.

Posted on Apr 20, 2009

SOURCE: Cassete deck will not work, I put a tape in deck 2

I have a sony twin cassete deck and the same thing happened to mine , it turned out to be the rubber belt inside was broken so i just bought a pack of assorted belts for $7.97 and replaced both belts .

Posted on Jun 05, 2009

Grubhead

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SOURCE: All I want is to download a free manual for a

Have you tried the Aiwa website? Makers often put user manuals on for free!

Posted on Feb 19, 2010