JVC HR-7200U Top Loading VCR Problem.

[VintageLove]

This unit caught my eye at the Sally Anne last week. Usually when I see something this old I jump on it, finding these old VCR's where I live seem to be a rare oddity.

At first the VCR would not rewind or fast-forward, moving the motor around seemed to fix this problem. I thought it might have been a broken gear at first.

The pinch roller surprisingly is not hard or glazed it grips fairly well. I decided to move ahead and of course one of the belts was glazed and rough. It was the belt you see in the video, I just used a elastic band as a temp solution.

The main problem I am having right now is I can't get the movie to play. As soon as I press play the guide rollers come out with the tape wrapping it around the head, but the tape will not move. There is no movement at all in the take up reel. For some reason the Pinch Roller will not fully rest against the metal capstand I think it's called which rotates the pinch roller. The Pinch Roller is on a metal linkage arm, it moves freely no restriction at all. If I push the linkage by hand and hold it, it pushes the pinch roller against the capstand and the tape will start to move, but then shuts down the machine.

I have supplied a video and pictures to detail the problem. -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw6iAh-nCkI