Fixing a tape-eating Delta Cassette Radio

Mellis46 · 21-05-17, 01:28 PM

For whatever nostalgic reason I have been listening to my tapes a lot more recently, both at home and in the car, apparently the Delta I retrofitted to the 90 has taken exception to this by firstly turning any "side 2" using the autoreverse function in a rendition by Alvin and the Chipmunks, and today refusing to relinquish the tape when it was time for a change!

No amount of fiddling around with a knife was going to sort it this time, out it came!

Def Leppard's Hysteria well and truly wedged in there

Fortunately I had a collection of Gamma radios from a few A4s that I had scavenged when I was in the market 18 months ago. Thought I'd swap the mechanism from one of these into the Delta to bring it back to life...

Notice they are pretty much the same inside, with the only difference being the CD changer controller inside the Delta. Fortunately entirely separate.

Four T8 screws hold the mechanism in, one at each corner, with 2 electrical connections left and right. Here it is out of its comfort zone:

Underneath:

Turns out the eject mechanism had failed thanks to a small white piece of plastic that had dislodged.

I applied a small amount of silicone grease to the cogs inside the replacement for a bit of lubrication and made sure the belt looked ok. Time for a quick test before putting the lid on etc:

In you go Def. Forwards....

Backwards...

No Chipmunks to be heard! Tape also ejects which is good!

Result!

Duffy3074 · 21-05-17, 02:46 PM

Colin Aitchison · 21-05-17, 04:33 PM

Your a brave man taking a stereo to bits, my first thoughts after taking the cover off would be
" I, that looks fu""ed " then would proceeded to fill the bin with it.

sinbin5t · 21-05-17, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colin Aitchison

Your a brave man taking a stereo to bits, my first thoughts after taking the cover off would be
" I, that looks fu""ed " then would proceeded to fill the bin with it.

i can second that

vorsprung durch technik · 21-05-17, 06:17 PM

Top job Mark,all credit to you!

Mellis46 · 21-05-17, 08:15 PM

Not that hard a job, especially as the spares were to hand. Better than trying to source a replacement Delta - with it being the narrower version its much harder to find than the one fitted to the A4/6/8...

sinbin5t · 21-05-17, 08:21 PM

Fumble fingers here would have lost 2 screws and got silicone grease in his eye

Mellis46 · 21-05-17, 08:23 PM

Ringmaster · 21-05-17, 08:57 PM

Well done, I wouldn't know where to start....

slacky · 21-05-17, 10:12 PM

Nice one mark

21-05-17, 08:15 PM	#6
Mellis46 Aero Advocate Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,448	Not that hard a job, especially as the spares were to hand. Better than trying to source a replacement Delta - with it being the narrower version its much harder to find than the one fitted to the A4/6/8... __________________ -1987 90 2.2E / Sapphire Blue (Rest in Pieces) -1989 90 quattro with Sport Equipment / Satin Black -1997 A4 Avant quattro TDI 110 / Tropical Green (Sold)

21-05-17, 08:23 PM	#8
Mellis46 Aero Advocate Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,448	__________________ -1987 90 2.2E / Sapphire Blue (Rest in Pieces) -1989 90 quattro with Sport Equipment / Satin Black -1997 A4 Avant quattro TDI 110 / Tropical Green (Sold)

21-05-17, 10:12 PM	#10
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21-05-17, 02:46 PM	#2
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21-05-17, 04:33 PM	#3
Colin Aitchison Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Back home in Tillicoultry Posts: 1,308	Your a brave man taking a stereo to bits, my first thoughts after taking the cover off would be " I, that looks fu""ed " then would proceeded to fill the bin with it.

21-05-17, 06:17 PM	#5
vorsprung durch technik 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Near Watford. Posts: 7,753	Top job Mark,all credit to you!

21-05-17, 08:21 PM	#7
sinbin5t 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Where a spike points skywards Posts: 12,960	Fumble fingers here would have lost 2 screws and got silicone grease in his eye

21-05-17, 08:57 PM	#9
Ringmaster Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,326	Well done, I wouldn't know where to start....