Motor not stopping and VHS not ejecting

[mattew]

Hi,

I seriously need help. I have a Panasonic NV-HS860, and recently it stopped working. I opened it up and found out that one of the plastic gears had teeth missing. I found missing teeth lying around and also one unattached spring. I ordered a new gear and installed it. I also guessed the placement of the spring and attached it back.

The player now loads tapes correctly, but it won't play them. The motor is spinning; the tape is spinning, but there is no image, and it cannot be stopped, rewinded, or ejected. The time is going too fast. I got the image once, for like five seconds. Ejecting the tape is a big problem; the eject button is not working, but the tape is ejected on its own after some time. It is spinning even after I power down the player.

I attached a video with this problem and some photos of old gear and the position of the spring so anyone can tell if it is in the right place.

[themaster1]

Have you checked the Timing on the gears ? There are timing marks (Little arrows) on all gears, also holes that should line up with holes made on the chassis

Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHOE6pYKgho

[mattew]

I did not, but I checked them right now, and it looks to me that they are aligned properly.

[davexnet]

Does this chassis use rubber belts?

[mattew]

Yes, it does. I disassembled it and assembled it again, and it works now. Maybe there was some misalignment with the control ring.