There are some tiny brake arms that grips into teeth at the circumference of the reels base. If one gets too close it will "ride" on the top of the teeth, producing a clicking sound. It will eventually grip into a tooth and block the tape travel. You need to dismount the deck and take it apart to see what I mean. Martin

Prongs out the back ? Are they B&O cartridges ? Martin

C26 ... which is a capacitor. Probably not the most experienced repairshop but maybe they cured the poor thing now. Martin

Yes, they probably will need refoam'ing. I feel safe to say that all RL140's will need it by now. All B&O woofers are welcome here for repair. Martin

Yes, handwarm water, no more or you will risk shrinking the cloths, combined with the cheapest hairshampoo you can find. Shower the frets with water, Rub the shampoo in gently using your hands and let it work for a couple of minutes, Scrub gently using a nailbrush if you have some stubborn dirt (gently !), Shower the frets using handwarm water 'till

The woofers will sound a bit "dead" and "stiff" at first. They will have to be "worked in" before losening up, just like when they were new. Don't judge anything within the first 20 hours of playing or so. Martin

That won't do any good, I'm afraid. I am not at home at the moment, I will PM you details to look for as soon as possible, which probably means thursday. Martin

Andy, you are doing a great job and, knowing the S120 woofers and the way you tackle the things, I'm sure you'll end up with a perfect result. Thanks for the photos and for sharing this with us. 35 UK Pounds suggests you bought good quality surrounds. For comparison, for fitting new surrounds to a pair of S120's (or similar) I "normally"

Nice photos and good job so far. Please allow a couple of comments, not meant as criticism; The Beovox S120 woofers are pretty tolerant but I can think of many others not so, the RL140's springs to mind as trouble candidates with very tight tolerances. Getting it right by simply "feeling your way" won't work - I've been there and

Worn belts. Depending on the version of tapedeck used in your Beocord I may have a new set in stock. Martin