====== Fixing an 8-track car stereo tapedeck ======

{{tag>tape pontiac fixing}}

{{ bonnie:bonnie-usa3.jpg?100x|1970 Pontiac Bonneville}}I received some capstan belts for my 1970 vintage [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8-track_tape|8-track]] car stereo tapedeck. These belts become brittle over time and mine were almost crumbling to dust. Now the [[:pontiac-bonneville|old lady]] will be able to play me some tunes again while driving around.

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Have a look at someone else's video below to get an idea of how such a tapedeck works.

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It took some time to track down suitable replacement belts especially here in Germany. I found them at [[http://www.fernseh-maul.de/html/gummi_antriebsriemen.html|fernseh-maul.de]] (articles #12968 and #1062824) where article #12968 is a better/tighter fit.