Repair vintage audio Kenwood KX-54 NAD TEAC cassette deck, common mechanical fault resolved

this Kenwood KX-54 (same transport as the TEAC V-380C ) was sold by the 1000's in the mid 1980ies. it had one very common mechanical failure that happened to 99% of them , and if it hasnt happened yet it will

this transport was used in the :
Kenwood KX-44
Kenwood KX-54
Kenwood KX-55W
Kenwood KX-64W
NAD 6240
NAD 6140
TEAC V-380C

Kenwood tape deck cassette deck repair servicing, changing belts, cleaning

and many others, so if you have one of these with this mechanical problem failure this is how to solve it

00:00 introduction
01:32 opening the case
02:36 removing transport
06:07 assessing transport
06:48 replacing belts
13:49 testing new belts
15:00 finding and explaining common failure
16:52 fixing the most common mechanical failure
36:23 testing transport after repair
38:00 cleaning transport
49:05 putting transport back in the deck
54:00 quick speed test



my name is Rene, from 1985 to 1999 I used to repair in and out of warranty cassette decks and walkmans for Kenwood, Yamaha , Pioneer, Sanyo and other brands and with the current increasing interest in analog audio, and cassette decks in particular, I started this channel to share tips and tricks that I have picked up over the years.

I will mostly do 'end-to-end' video's about repairing, servicing and adjusting the deck from beginning to end with a lot of talking , showing , tips etc and very little editing.

If you have any questions or particular video's you would like to see just reach out and maybe I can assist ?