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Ford FALCON XA Series Repair Manual page 619

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16-28
GROUP
16-VENTILATING AND HEATING
RADIO TAPE PLAYER UNIT
Installation of this unit is as shown
in Fig. 2. Refer to Fig. 3 for speaker
installation.
Removal of the unit from the
instrument panel is the same as for
single unit radio.
The playback head and capstan in
the tape player may accumulate tape
FIG. 2 - Radio and Stereo.
coating residue (oxide) as the tape
passes over the head.
This accumulation may need to
be periodically removed, as part of
normal maintenance, if it causes weak
or wavering sound. The playback
head can be cleaned with a cotton
swab, slightly moistened with alcohol.
To clean the capstan, trip the on-
off switch at the rear of the cartridge
slot with the eraser end of a pencil
and hold the alcohol-moistened swab
against the rotating capstan.
Excess alcohol on the swab
may run down the capstan and
damage the bearings. Do not
use carbon tetrachloride.

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