Hitachi TRK8600 servicing

[Northerner]

Can't believe I'm having to ask how to get in a box lol but I've removed all the screws, opened the deck door, but it's not shifting even slightly!

Any clues?

Cheers

 

[Superduper]

I think you got to remove the door. To do that, you need to remove that part below the door too.

 

[Northerner]

Awesome, thanks

 

[BoomboxLover48]

I have a Hitachi TRK8600.

I believe there are locking points across the edges of the cover! I opened it up an year or two ago.

When you open it the plug connecting the deck controls will pull and pop out. It is such a pain to put it back. We need Santa's little elves to put it back. I struggled with two fingers to lock it in place.

It is a complicated deck.

Good Luck!

 

[Northerner]

Yeh got the back off with a bit of effort....sussed getting the door and keys off but it's was stuck fast. Turns out it's was just been held with the tape they put on the edges to stop rattles...think the glue had seeped out and was sticking it all together really firmly. Got there in the end tho

I cleaned, serviced and rebelted it with no difficulty...but there's no life from the deck at all so will have to spend some further time on it

 

[Northerner]

Hey BBL do you have a pic of the way the belts go...I replaced them the way the were already fitted but yours looks different I think?

 

[BoomboxLover48]

Let me look.... I might have it.. This is all I have. Can you see it? My computer is acting up..

 

[BoomboxLover48]

The third pic from top shows the connector I am talking about that is hard to put on when you close the unit. You need to hook it to operate the deck feather touch buttons.

 

[Northerner]

Yeh pretty sure the middle belt didn't go like that on mine, I'll have another look, thanks There was a casing screw missing so maybe someone had already been in and messed with it

The connector to put the deck buttons back wasn't too bad to put in on mine.

Thanks for the pics, really helpful