Restoring an 1977 Hitachi D-550 cassette deck, I have oiled, replaced all the belts and cleaned the heads.
I am having a problem with the machine, on some cassette types like newer chrome tapes, I find the pinch wheel is creasing the tape.
I have fully cleaned the wheel, but I fear I will have to replace it as due to it's age is hard and looks like sand paper.
Pinch wheel is in a black plastic arm and has a bar passing through it.
The question I have is how do you remove the wheel? Is is part of the arm or can I just pull the bar out with a pair of pliers.
Have seen (I think) on a Sony model the bar rested in cut out but on my machine this is not the case.
I have ordered a service manual, hoping it will help.
Any help or advice will be most welcome, thank you.