Worked fine for 3 years. Now if I press REC, it goes for 3 secs then stops.
Same with FF. Popped the cover open. I see when tape is in and i press
FF/REC, it doesnt turn the front turning thingie fast enough to keep up with
the rear thingie.. no idea what those things are called, they hook inside
the tape and turn.. These knob-like devices.. any idea how to fix this??

Anybody can help me?

thank you.

p.s. dont see any belts lose or anything.. no belts at ALL for that
matter...