Sony Walkman WM-D6 Repair 

Thanks to you I can listen again to 30 years old recordings I did during my former profession as a journalist for public radio. Thank you very much !

Really well edited & constructive video, thanks!

Thank you ... this was exactly perfect for my very same WM-D6, which I bought in 1983! It served really well as a field recorder for many years, then as a playback deck for a couple of decades. It was a real workhorse, and I loved it. So when I tried to make digital conversions of my old field recordings, I wanted to use the machine they were recorded on. But the take-up spindle was not taking up. So I had to use an inferior deck. Only, now that I know how easy it is to repair, I've got to ask myself ... Do I go back to those old recordings and re-digitize? Ah! Now I wish I hadn't seen this video!!!

Thanks. For anyone wondering yes the D6C is assembled in the same way if you want to replace your belt.

You are so friggin' AWESOME! I was thinking I'd have to junk my beautiful Pro, but now you've shown me just how wrong I was. Thanks a million!!!

Thankyou for this outstanding video. Had my player since '87. Time it was fixed.

Thank you very much for posting this video. Now my WM-D6C is working again. 👍👍👍

Thanks for this video! Clear explanation and good camera angle.

I was not able to afford a WM-D6 back in the 1993, so I got a WM-D3 instead that served me well for many years, but I still always wanted a D6.

I just ordered one of these on eBay, and if I ever need to replace the belt I now know how to thanks for the tutorial!

Cool clip! Changed my belt using this video. Thanks man! 👍

I own several D6 and D6C. Thanks for sharing the short video, handy for belt replacement. However, D6 does sound muddier because its C140 and C240 caps are misplaced and reworked.

DUDE! I cannot thank you enough.

Great video. I managed to get the old belt off (and the new one on) by easing it around the tape mechanism using tweezers, without removing the 'c-stopper' assembly, which is a royal pain to replace without the right tool. Might be worthwhile reminding people to make sure the sliders (eg headphone volume) engage properly with the switches&c on the board when reassembling.

thank you, best help for my walkman. Greetings from Hamburg, Germany

Extremely helpful video, thank you. Gave me the confidence to order and install replacement band, via the link you shared. Got the old girl playing again, yippee! But since neither fast forward or rewind where working, I opened it back up again.... figured out why, though unable to fix that, but worse then found the peak level read nothing and output no longer works:). No idea what happened....sad.

If I had viewed your clip till the end I would have known to take care for the spring. So I had to go through your experiences and had to open it again :) :)

Since it’s opened, I would have added some grease on the gears, and a tiny drop of oil on the flywheel spindles. Also check the azimuth, and adjust the screw if necessary. One can also check the speed accuracy auto vs manual, with a speed test tape. Being quartz it’s fairly accurate, but I find the manual adjust just slightly better.

Hi there, I have a D6C, when its playing its fine, but lots of static, what it stop playing, there is a buzzing noise from the system (not from the output). Literally the machine is buzzing? Whats wrong :(

every walkman repair on youtube - change belt. done.

Question: I have one and everything seems to be functioning in proper order, however the mic input doesn't seem to function properly, while the line input does. I seem to get a ton of feed back, and if I shout into my mic, it sorta picks up. Any thoughts on the matter?

I have a 35 year old one that I want to get back in good shape. It still plays fine, but the belt is probably in bad shape. Thanks for the video!

thanks for this super helpful video! I was wondering if you knew how to replace or fix a cracked plastic gear in one of these?

Need help unsticking the idler arm, won't FF or rew, plays find. Can't get the little gears off to clean the, any secrets. Thanks.

Hey man quick question! Any idea why the power with batteries does not work? I changed the batteries but nothing turns on? There is corrosion on the terminals and I’ve clean it, not thoroughly tho. Figure it might have at least some juice running... what could it be?

Hello sir I have a quick question < I have a sony walkman WM-D6 , when I put battery on it after so long in storage, it briefly sounded when I played the cassette , but the sound faded away ,and now no sound at all, is this a sign of a capacitor breakdown , that need to be replaced after so many yrears? it play when I press play. rewinds and fastforward. Please help.

Great video. Hi, I just bought one but the play button doesn't engage. After press it, it can go all way down, but cannot engage. All other buttons work. Do you think what could be go wrong. Oh, when the record button is pressed, the play button can engage and I can record.

Thank you for the valuable video, but I still need help. I have the same problem you have in your video , I changed the belt, but I still have the same problem. Any suggestions please.

mine is kind of working but it doesnt rec and sometimes after a while makes a very loud noice

What screwdriver kit did you use? Strangely enough, I couldn't open up two of the screws behind the back cover because the tip of my screwdriver couldn't fit.

I just bought a WM-D6c and whenever I put batteries into it, the motor immediately starts running, when I press play, it turns off. If I partially press the play button it will work how its supposed to but I dont want to have to hold the button down the entire time im listening.

Thank you I have another pb with my D6. it runs too fast, do you know how to fix it? many thx

Hello my friend i have a question for you if you might know,i recently got my D6C fully restored,but i have a problem that was not there before.When i press play i can hear the autostop that in engaging every couple of seconds but the noise it does it audible and like a double click.Do you have any idea what to look for in order to fix it?I cannot send it back for the fix cause its 40E for the shipping fees alone...

I have a WM-D6C also & it wont FF or RW only. Is this easy to fix for an amateur like me or Professional job only? Appreciate any advice. Thank you!!

I need to replace the belt on mine. Where did you get it? If you can post the pert number that would be fantastic.

Merhaba efendim sorumu war sony wm d6 vites süreci sorunu var Türkiye ye kargo yaparmı yaparmı ücretini ibanınamı havele yapacaz

Great vid- I wonder if you have any ideas about how to fix inoperative fast forward/rewind on this machine... Just had a chip replaced on mine and now it won't spool a tape but it still plays and records fine. Ta!

Fantastic video ! I need to do my belt on my old d6c and d6 players. where can I get a belt please ?

Where can I get the parts to replace the belt etc?

i need the belt too but your link is not working, can you help please?

excellent video I want to service mine and change the line op amp to ne5532 i've heard the counter belt is a real PIA, have you ever done one on a d6c thanks

how to size rubber that?

I have a WM-D6 with the same problem. Where did you buy the band?

thank you. My walkman plays and records , yet it does not review or cue although I can hear it whirring. any tips?

Super-helpful video, thank you. Having just ordered a belt, I'm hoping to replicate your success. Question: my Walkman Pro initially turns, then stops - will belt fix that?

Its c clip btw. Nice rare walkman!

Nice. Mine is playing, but now I have no sound. Any idea what it could be?

Just picked up a WM-D6, but I've been having some problems with audio quality. It'll play tapes normally for a few minutes before dropping in volume and getting fairly distorted. Opening up the thing, it looks like my volume rocker is significantly more corroded than yours. Could this be it? Thanks

I have a Sony D6C working in part, it only runs at high speed it must have a problem on the spped tune, and it has been opened and some screws have been lost of the cover can be interesting as spare parts or to be repaired?

I have one not sure if it works

I tried to replace the belt on my one but it just kept doing the same thing even with a new belt. It just keeps slipping. Think I will just dump the thing as I've spent enough time trying to fix it now.

Thanks for this Vid. Nice Work. I also have a Wm D6C. I bought it defective. Now ive opened it to see what the problem is. I see the Motor is losen, no screws are holding ist. Its also the screws who expand the idler. Where can i get these screws now? Any idea?

Hello ! I have a question, is the sound stereo with the headphones ? Does the sound comes out of the two sides of a headset ?

Volume doesn’t work on mine. Any idea what could be a problem? Thanks

Question: My play function works, but FF and Rew do not. Is this the same belt? Also, where did you get the belt? Nice Vid. Thx. -Jim

Good video but I wish you showed rewind and fast forward thanks

I'm dissolving the speed controller package inside so that I can attempt to replace the FET and transistor, wish me luck

is the D6C that much better than the original D6?

Please turn Down the music. Nice video

Frustratingly, this video won't play for me. The first few seconds play and then it just sits there buffering forever more. Other videos play fine, but not this one. :-(