Stuck Screws

I'm retired. Go to at least 50 shows a year. I'm bored. Let's get out the deck that's been boxed in a closet for 20 years (bought new in 1975).5p5fupfemlen.jpg

Oiled it up. Plays and sounds great. However, the pinch roller needs to be pushed into place. Common problem with this deck. Found a detailed video for the fix. First step is to remove this bracket tzg215pdk8y2.jpg

There is some green stuff around the screws and these suckers ain't moving. Any tips (actone and heat from a soldering iron were no help).

Thanks

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 27,967
    The internet says green loctite and heat should do the trick
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  • VR3 wrote: »
    The internet says green loctite and heat should do the trick

    What do you think would be the best way to apply the heat?. Maybe I didn't keep the soldering iron on long enough
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,477
    jonicont wrote: »
    VR3 wrote: »
    The internet says green loctite and heat should do the trick

    What do you think would be the best way to apply the heat?. Maybe I didn't keep the soldering iron on long enough

    or hot enough, what is your top temp?
  • pitdogg2 wrote: »

    or hot enough, what is your top temp?

    450c--842f

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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 2,987
    I'd think a nice, wide chisel tip is what you want to use in order to get the best heat dissipation.
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  • When I was a ski technician I often had to carefully remove screws in expensive bindings that had been epoxied in place. I would hold a long-shafted screwdriver in the top of the frozen screw and apply heat to the lower part of the screwdriver shaft with a mini torch. This would allow the heat to conduct into the screw head in a somewhat controlled fashion. I don't know about doing this inside a tape deck... sounds risky. But it worked with skis when nothing else would.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 32,926
    You're gonna laugh.. but did you try a 1/4 inch hex drive impact screwdriver? I've been amazed at the power and grace with which the one I have (a Milwaukee) works. I never strip out screw heads anymore.

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    That TEAC is a surpisingly nice deck. An old friend of ours gave me his, from his college days. It has the same "issue" but it sounds really, really good with no restoration. I loaned it to a hifi colleague who uses it regularly.


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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,477
    edited September 2020
    Agree Doc I love mine. I wouldn't of thought about on this as it's kind of delicate item that teac.
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  • jonicont
    jonicont Posts: 277
    Well thanks. My son in law brought over an impact driver and a heat gun with a focusing nozzle. But it may be best to just keep manually moving it
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 32,926
    edited October 2020
    well, the other time-honored trick, with a good-fitting screwdriver, is to give the driver a few firm but careful taps (OK...whacks) with a small hammer to loosen things up.

    It might (????) be worth mentioning the difference between US "philips" head screws & driver bits vs. the JIS standard cross-point drivers and screw heads? I read on the internet (so it must be true!) that the path to enlightenment and fulfillment in working on Japanese electronics includes a set of JIS crosspoint screwdrivers. :)

    Nope, I don't have any. :)
    I am still pretty much a Neanderthal-grade tool user. Maybe even Austalopithecus-grade. :|


    https://www.vesseltools.com/handtools/screwdrivers/jis-japanese-industrial-standard

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