Fixing the Sony WM-F15 incl. belt change - a sticky situation! 

Got one just like this that was my dad's, I was really into it as a kid so I have a lot of love for it. sadly it now has many of the same issues, I wish there was a way to fix that clicking. He helped me change the belt back in the day, it was my first time working on electronics!

Man, getting into walkmans is a mine field. So far I have bought 6 of them;. None are working, 4 of them I can probably salvage. 3 of them will likely play tapes properly once repaired.. And they just ain't that cheap any more, even broken ones.

Hello. What is written in [01:04] is written in Japanese as "kazu(かず)". Presumably, this is a person's name, a man's name. Also, there is a Japanese TV channel number written on the FM band. This may be a Walkman for the Japanese market. Thanks for the great repair video. I'm Japanese, so I translated this text with Deepl.

nice! love walkmans with windows to see the cassette but i think the metal bodies were nicer than the plastic ones. so like the wm-20 etc.

I just picked one up. What a mess this tiny belt made. Sadly my generic belts are too thick so ive special ordered one

These red ones are super hard to find!

Did you try putting a head demagnetizer cartridge into the player? It might help with high-end treble?

I think those thin nylon gears wrapped around the spindle are starting to become a much more common problem like the DD line. I have a WM-10 which cosmetically speaking looks like its been through war, yet it works fine. But when i got a new belt and all, the gear cracked, making the thing completely useless. I hope someone or a group manages to make new ones, cuz these WM-10 variants are gonna start kicking the bucket real soon :(

the sony f20 can hold a cassette if you stretch it open at least that how other youtubers that own similar have gotten the cassette inside no problem. the ones with the radio have more wires and stuff inside so they're a bit finnicky to fix.

would you mind sharing where to get a belt? Thanks

I would love one from you if I can get one... I am in the US... I miss being able to play my cassettes....

I've seen some of these where the heads themselves have adjustments for the azimuth..that could have something to do with your lack of treble.

Hi I just want to add on to low treble output, maybe all you need to do is to adjust the azimuth of the tape head :).

WF doesn't sound too bad. You should always test with a piano song for wf. I have two but they're not getting any power. Know why?

Would you fix mine if I sent you it?

Can someone hear the clicking from a Distance?

Do you think a novice would be able to replace this belt?

Man when polishing the silver pulley it looks like a woman's head of hair is laying atop the pulley and your goal, should you choose to accept it, is to achieve a mirror shine without breaking a single thread of hair!

Bad idea coping tapes from walkmans.