How to cure car cassette adapter "auto-reverse flip-flop"

Step 4 Success!!

Screw the cover back together the way you found it. Make sure the gears are all lining up where they should do and none of the wires are getting pinched in the side.

Success!! Get ready for some trouble-free listening!

Plug it in and hopefully you should have no more problems with the auto-reverse flip-flop. I read that some people reported the noise from the gears got a bit louder after doing this but personally mine sounded exactly the same as before.

Bliss.

Comments

[Fritman]

This did not work for me but it did help in figuring out the problem!...... That mechanism is intended to mimic a ribbon and trick the player into thinking there is one present....... However, the ribbon sensor is not in the same location in my car cassette player; it's looking for it in the other opening..... Look at black jimmy's step # 2 figure...... The item he's removing is to the right of the read head, but my player is looking for it to be on the left of the read head....... I simply rerouted the cable to exit the cassette to the right (with the help of a dremmel to make a small opening), which allowed me to insert the cassette into my player from the other direction..... Presto, it works just fine, with the mechanism not removed!..... Hope this helps others..... Regards

[kmurphy11]

This was 100% successful for me. I admit if I had the volume all the way down, I do hear the tape turning, but with the volume I blast my music, It's not even a thought.
Great clear pictures, perfect step by step, you saved my tape from being thrown in the microwave. Thank you.