I was about to smash my old machine with a hammer like an idiot. I’m so happy I came across this tutorial! You just saved a 30+yr old home video of my grandmother and other deceased family members. This is the only recording I have of them. I can finally see them again. Thank you for the tutorial!!!
I almost had to break it just to get it out. Good thing I found your tutorial. It worked perfectly. The tape that was saved had very sentimental memories. Thank you so much!!
Thanks for this tutorial; it's great! I have a suggestion if you're having a hard time getting the spiral worm gear to turn. I used my needle-nosed pliers to turn the gear that the spiral worm is attached to. I didn't force it, but with a few firm turns I was able to get the carriage to rise. I found out that one side of the cart flap had come loose, which is probably why it wouldn't eject. Fortunately for me it was an old movie, so I didn't lose any personal treasures. On another note, I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one who still has videotapes. 🙂
Thank you so much for the tutorial, if anyone is having issue with Samsung sv-a120m the gear you need to turn is a big white one below the cassette you'll need to put a little bit of force to turn it but it will unjam your vhs in no time.
This was a very short, informative video. Thank you for posting! And the lettering was just fine LOL; ignore those tense people. Still, I couldn't access my white worm gear...most of it was under the stuck VHS tape. I saw an article "Removing a Stuck VHS Tape" on a site called tgrantphoto that showed how some VCRs let you unscrew them from the bottom, and you can turn the worm gear by rotating the shaft next to it and the motor with a 1/16" flathead. That might work for some of you. But not me!! I couldn't get the bottom off; there were no screws, except for the ones under the circuitry. So all I did was remove the stuck tape from the VHS by hand. Then I hit eject and saw some was still stuck. I maneuvered that off somehow, hit eject again, and FINALLY It's a Wonderful Life came out. My situation was basically like a paper jam with a printer. Once the jam was out, the VCR worked great! My apologies for the long comment, but jammed VCRs are so frustrating that I felt the need to post multiple solutions.
Thank you sir! I watched three other videos before yours and was about to give up & throw a Multi-System world wide VCR that cost a fortune in the 90's away. I took a pause and looked how much a used one is 400 to 700 dollars & if you could find one new, they were outrageously priced, 1,000 + ! Thank God I found your video! My spiral arm is up & down and I could barely turn it with my pinky finger but it worked, it slowly backed the tape out. I think I'm just going to find somewhere and them service & clean it before I put any tape in it again thanks again!
Thanks so much. I've had a VCR with a stuck tape a while--oddly enough, it was almost new when it ate the tape. I've debated taking it to a repair person, and with VCRs becoming more rare and expensive these days, I almost did. Now I am (very carefully) going to try to do it myself, given I am reasonably adept. Re: the print in the video--it might be best to reduce it in size and delete the ornate effects--relatively trivial, but it would make it a little better to watch. Again, thanks!
Perfect and fast. I also had to give my tape a little tug where I saw it wouldn't raise up above a little pole on the right. Then it came right out. Must have been a safety feature. Thanks again!
thankyou so much for making this video you have saved my 2nd birthday tape that has so many memories of my grandmum i am so grateful to you for having made this clip it helped so much truly a great person
Thanks for this. I eased out my tape by turning the spiral as shown (this was on a Sanyo) I have to say the nifty effect with the letters was a distraction but you helped me to get the job done so thanks again
Thanks Leonard, besides the annoying words flying around the screen this method worked for me. Needed wind the worm gear down so the heads moved towards the tape then needed to wobble the tape to help enable the gear to move more so the tape would be ejected
Thanks! I used it to get out a tape that wouldn't eject. Although the cog system had no spiral, it was easy to apply the method to mine. Slowly, the large wheel turned, the tape-housing rose and I took off the sticky tape and pushed out the offending casing. The tape was wrecked, but it was deliberately chosen as it had no value, particularly, in testing the old machine. The next tape was almost as dispensible, but it worked well. Now, just spitting TV interference remains!
Very good. One thing that would help people turn the motor in the right direction is to watch the two pins that actually pull the tapr onto the heads. These will normally be stuck in the outward position holding the tape onto the heads. When you get the right direction the pind start moving towards the casstte tape and when they are level with the front of the cassette the cassette should come out
Nice video. Unfortunately mine is not Samsung but I do see the spiral thingy in there and it does funny thing (wrapping tape around drum instead of ejecting the tape). So I ended up tearing my entire VCR apart and safely removed the tape. My VCR was about 10 year-old. It's time to go otherwise it will eat other tape even if I fix it.
I have to fix my VCR player since it won't eject the tape and I think it may be the pulley belt which is small. If it is broken I will have to look for replacement parts if that is the case or the heads may need cleaning otherwise. Thanks for sharing this information.
If tape is damaged, simple open vhs cassette (remove screws) careful careful, take of cover without spilling tape, cut diagonally out the bad section, splice tape with scotch tape, its fixed, done !
Unfortunately I didn't see this before removing the tape my self. Didn't wind the gear but managed to encourage (force) the tape out without anything seeming to break. I must have sprained something though because now every tape ejects as soon as it is put in! Any helpful suggestions re how to fix this would be gratefully received!
This video will help me to fix 2 of my vcr. i have a tv vcr combo bur door doesnt open. can be sleep mode or timer mode? hope you can make a video about vcr stuck door
I remember one time I was having some issue with the Emerson VCR and when I try to turn the power button on, it keeps turning it off by itself and I don't know how to do it. Can you help me? Please advice me what to do next?
I tried to move that spin gear but it was to hard, strangely enough after opening the vhs and pushing the eject button a few times it actually ejected the videotape.... go figure.
My Hitachi VRC/DVD player will not eject the VHS tape ..I push the on button and the player comes on for about 20 to 30 sec then turns itself off any suggestions ? ?
looked like it was gonna be a good vid, but the way you did the lettering was really annoying i gave up on you video. next time just talk it through and don't get artsy with the words please.
try spraying the area around the gear with WD 40, let it set about 20 minutes, wipe of the excess and try again, then maybe try moving it with needle nose pliers, it may need a little help to get it free, or tap it with a small hammer. If it works, pay it forward, send a small donation to Wounded Warrios, Thanks Good Luck
I'm not usually critical when someone is helping me, but as an educator and a desk top publisher, the method used to put the text on the screen is not at all good. It's too slow and very distracting. Looks like someone was trying to impress with the effects and it backfired. Please use a simple method.
It is easier when people speak in how-to videos. And no, it didn't work for me. I have the Sharp VC-965. That gear will NOT turn. So the tape is still stuck.
Such a life saver 11 years later but still a hero... Thank you so much
I was about to smash my old machine with a hammer like an idiot. I’m so happy I came across this tutorial! You just saved a 30+yr old home video of my grandmother and other deceased family members. This is the only recording I have of them. I can finally see them again. Thank you for the tutorial!!!
I'm close too
I almost had to break it just to get it out. Good thing I found your tutorial. It worked perfectly. The tape that was saved had very sentimental memories. Thank you so much!!
Thanks for this tutorial; it's great! I have a suggestion if you're having a hard time getting the spiral worm gear to turn. I used my needle-nosed pliers to turn the gear that the spiral worm is attached to. I didn't force it, but with a few firm turns I was able to get the carriage to rise. I found out that one side of the cart flap had come loose, which is probably why it wouldn't eject. Fortunately for me it was an old movie, so I didn't lose any personal treasures.
On another note, I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one who still has videotapes. 🙂
Thank you so much for the tutorial, if anyone is having issue with Samsung sv-a120m the gear you need to turn is a big white one below the cassette you'll need to put a little bit of force to turn it but it will unjam your vhs in no time.
Thanks~My granddaughter and I just used your tutorial to remove a tape and now the machine is working! Strong victory for an 8 year old.
This was a very short, informative video. Thank you for posting! And the lettering was just fine LOL; ignore those tense people.
Still, I couldn't access my white worm gear...most of it was under the stuck VHS tape. I saw an article "Removing a Stuck VHS Tape" on a site called tgrantphoto that showed how some VCRs let you unscrew them from the bottom, and you can turn the worm gear by rotating the shaft next to it and the motor with a 1/16" flathead. That might work for some of you.
But not me!! I couldn't get the bottom off; there were no screws, except for the ones under the circuitry.
So all I did was remove the stuck tape from the VHS by hand. Then I hit eject and saw some was still stuck. I maneuvered that off somehow, hit eject again, and FINALLY It's a Wonderful Life came out. My situation was basically like a paper jam with a printer. Once the jam was out, the VCR worked great!
My apologies for the long comment, but jammed VCRs are so frustrating that I felt the need to post multiple solutions.
Thank you sir! I watched three other videos before yours and was about to give up & throw a Multi-System world wide VCR that cost a fortune in the 90's away. I took a pause and looked how much a used one is 400 to 700 dollars & if you could find one new, they were outrageously priced, 1,000 + ! Thank God I found your video! My spiral arm is up & down and I could barely turn it with my pinky finger but it worked, it slowly backed the tape out. I think I'm just going to find somewhere and them service & clean it before I put any tape in it again thanks again!
Thanks so much. I've had a VCR with a stuck tape a while--oddly enough, it was almost new when it ate the tape. I've debated taking it to a repair person, and with VCRs becoming more rare and expensive these days, I almost did. Now I am (very carefully) going to try to do it myself, given I am reasonably adept.
Re: the print in the video--it might be best to reduce it in size and delete the ornate effects--relatively trivial, but it would make it a little better to watch. Again, thanks!
Perfect and fast. I also had to give my tape a little tug where I saw it wouldn't raise up above a little pole on the right. Then it came right out. Must have been a safety feature. Thanks again!
Wow, this was so easy and worked perfectly and you saved my videotape of my newborn son. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
thankyou so much for making this video you have saved my 2nd birthday tape that has so many memories of my grandmum i am so grateful to you for having made this clip it helped so much truly a great person
This was a big help and saved an old family videotape! Thank you!
Thanks for this. I eased out my tape by turning the spiral as shown (this was on a Sanyo) I have to say the nifty effect with the letters was a distraction but you helped me to get the job done so thanks again
Hey, thanks for the tutorial! Saved one of my wife's favorite tapes because of you!
Thanks my man! The worm gear trick made all the difference for me!
Thanks Leonard, besides the annoying words flying around the screen this method worked for me. Needed wind the worm gear down so the heads moved towards the tape then needed to wobble the tape to help enable the gear to move more so the tape would be ejected
Thank you so much this truly helped me! And saved my family tape!
Had an old Sony VHS player which had a tape stuck and this video really helped - Thanks.
This was a fabulous video and saved me lots of time and agony!!!!
Thanks! I used it to get out a tape that wouldn't eject. Although the cog system had no spiral, it was easy to apply the method to mine. Slowly, the large wheel turned, the tape-housing rose and I took off the sticky tape and pushed out the offending casing. The tape was wrecked, but it was deliberately chosen as it had no value, particularly, in testing the old machine. The next tape was almost as dispensible, but it worked well. Now, just spitting TV interference remains!
Very good. One thing that would help people turn the motor in the right direction is to watch the two pins that actually pull the tapr onto the heads. These will normally be stuck in the outward position holding the tape onto the heads. When you get the right direction the pind start moving towards the casstte tape and when they are level with the front of the cassette the cassette should come out
Thanx a lot!
Firstly I cranket it rightways, nothing happened, but leftways it worked as a dream!
Useful, but please spare us from the titles special effects: totally unneeded!
This was very helpful. thank you.
8 years later, thanks for this! I got a VHS-C adapter out of a dead VHS player.
if its a bit damaged dont throw it away, its just a little bit, and it really depends on how you handle the tape
Thank you for this support
was helpful, got the tape out thanks
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much this helped out a lot
Thank you very much 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍,short vedio straight to the target 🎯,no bla bla........
Worked! Thanks Very Much!!!
Thank you very much it helps a lots!
Nice video. Unfortunately mine is not Samsung but I do see the spiral thingy in there and it does funny thing (wrapping tape around drum instead of ejecting the tape). So I ended up tearing my entire VCR apart and safely removed the tape. My VCR was about 10 year-old. It's time to go otherwise it will eat other tape even if I fix it.
Thank you, thank you thank you. It actually worked!
This helped a little. My tapes come out but the tape itself is stuck in the VCR. I can get it loose, but it keeps happening.
You have to move some belts to also save the tape
Wow thank you! Great tutorial 👌
Thankyou so much for this video....tried it and it worked!!!
What was the purpose of the scotch? Because after you still crush the tape with the lid.
Useful thank you for the title special effects!
For me the spindle gets stuck and doesn't turn any further
which way do you turn the spiral worm gear
Thank you.
thanks for the share, any chance of how to rebuild the assembly for the tape transit please? samsung general vcr would be helpful, thanks in advance.
Thank you so much bro
Which way did you spin the spiral thing?? And there's this cylinder shaped thing blocking the spiral.
THANK YOU!!!
Thank you for the info. My tapes won't work they just tangle up so will try this.
That was really helpful. Thanks a lot!
Thanks for posting...helped me out of a real jam (pun intended) :-)
Thanks you!,
Tank you so much
I have to fix my VCR player since it won't eject the tape and I think it may be the pulley belt which is small. If it is broken I will have to look for replacement parts if that is the case or the heads may need cleaning otherwise. Thanks for sharing this information.
Yeah! it works! thanks
Thanks, it's use full
If tape is damaged, simple open vhs cassette (remove screws) careful careful, take of cover without spilling tape, cut diagonally out the bad section, splice tape with scotch tape, its fixed, done !
I have the Sharp VC-965. That gear will NOT turn. So the tape is still stuck.
if tape is ruined, don't discard it, you can splice it. look on u-tube for splicing tapes. you will lose a few frames.
You saved my casette!
Have a VHS built into my AKAI TV-I have the tape out-however the VHS will not shut down-TV will not shut off. Any ideas?
Unfortunately I didn't see this before removing the tape my self. Didn't wind the gear but managed to encourage (force) the tape out without anything seeming to break. I must have sprained something though because now every tape ejects as soon as it is put in!
Any helpful suggestions re how to fix this would be gratefully received!
belts loose or broken, cut 1/2 inch section out of belt, super glue, done !
It works! tks
Lassie. Nice.
it works thx
Thanks this saved my tape and several trips n money to the repair shop. Woo Hoo.
This video will help me to fix 2 of my vcr. i have a tv vcr combo bur door doesnt open. can be sleep mode or timer mode? hope you can make a video about vcr stuck door
I remember one time I was having some issue with the Emerson VCR and when I try to turn the power button on, it keeps turning it off by itself and I don't know how to do it. Can you help me? Please advice me what to do next?
Lassie aint wanting to come home.
Thanks
I tried to move that spin gear but it was to hard, strangely enough after opening the vhs and pushing the eject button a few times it actually ejected the videotape.... go figure.
I learn something new,thank.I want to know how you did that with the words.
I used a program called cyberlink Power Director 9
My Hitachi VRC/DVD player will not eject the VHS tape ..I push the on button and the player comes on for about 20 to 30 sec then turns itself off any suggestions ? ?
Thanks for the video! (Your titles were good but the special effect was extremely annoying...)
Okay, that's handy to know. But, what if the root cause isn't dirty connections? What would be the cause then?
I cant turn the gears manuelly why is taht?
I think it's lassie
On my DVD-V6700 i can remove the front panel and i can turn the capstan belt and rewind the tape into the cassette
what is the root cause of a vcr that doesn't eject tapes?
looked like it was gonna be a good vid, but the way you did the lettering was really annoying i gave up on you video. next time just talk it through and don't get artsy with the words please.
I wouldn't of cared if he had done it in Shakespearean style! He save me a fortune in costs! Can anyone comment anymore without judging?
@@moondoggieist true...but man, those letters were annoying.
@@mg82949 Come to think of it, they did fly around & come together like a jigsaw puzzle, sorry if I sounded harsh.
the fucking words drove me nuts
What's the name of the vhs tape?
If I replied already sorry. The name of tape should not matter. Did you find the gear?
Lassie.
will this work with Sharp VC-H956
Did you ever figure this out? I have the Sharp VC-965. That gear will NOT turn. So the tape is still stuck.
try spraying the area around the gear with WD 40, let it set about 20 minutes, wipe of the excess and try again, then maybe try moving it with needle nose pliers, it may need a little help to get it free, or tap it with a small hammer. If it works, pay it forward, send a small donation to Wounded Warrios, Thanks Good Luck
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THE TEXT IS VERY DISTURBING ANS OBTRUSIVE
I'm not usually critical when someone is helping me, but as an educator and a desk top publisher, the method used to put the text on the screen is not at all good. It's too slow and very distracting. Looks like someone was trying to impress with the effects and it backfired. Please use a simple method.
Next time do the talk so much.
Instead of using this awful text maybe USE YOUR MOUTH AND SPEAK.
Are you a mute? People should actually speak when doing these troubleshooting videos. Much easier to understand...
Did the video help you? If so, just say thank you and move on. I don't need your moronic comments. Is the problem that you can't read?
It is easier when people speak in how-to videos. And no, it didn't work for me. I have the Sharp VC-965. That gear will NOT turn. So the tape is still stuck.
THANK YOU !!!!!