Belts Gone

boston1450

Got change belts in this unit. Hopefully a easy job

cnh

Nice looking Kenwood! Is that a three head deck?

It looks to be about the same period as my Realistic SCT-33 which is basically a rebadged Hitachi. I also had a Realistic SCT-21 that I opened up and bathed in Deoxit. I noticed, in that unit, that the belts were visible and very easy to access though I did not need to, so hopefully yours is laid out in a similar manner.

cnh

SCompRacer

I’ve dealt with Bob over at Vintage Electronics for several projects.
http://www.vintage-electronics.net/

Found this thread at audiokarma with same deck. A couple of belt sites are listed along with belt sizes/#’s.
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=387412

A seal pick or dentist tool is really helpful for routing belts in tight places. Keeps finger oils off the belt too. Or you can wear surgical gloves. I often do.

Some belts are hard to get on. You have to remove something to get it on, like a retaining plate. That plate can have switches, linkage, etc. I like to remove the least number of parts to do the job. If you attempt it, take before pics, notes. If you don’t have a perfect memory, write a step by step so you can reverse it and reassemble properly. Use a thin piece of cardboard with rough diagram of part; punch holes in it to hold screws as they are often different lengths, sometimes different thread pitch. If you're not familar with these projects, it’s very easy to lose the rabbit and get lost in the woods.

Here is a Yamaha I changed drive belts on. Note the plate hanging with micro switch.

boston1450

Kenwood KX-2060 Cnh i think your correct. Thanks for all the info it will be very helpful. I opened it up & main play belt was gooey & ff rv isnt working. Press buttons & ya hear it engage. At 5.50$ i think i will get it up n running. But boy its tight in there. As i was researching Kenwoods i stumbled on the Trio. I didnt realize Kenwood had such nice vintage gear. Guess we dont see that kind of stuff too often.