Oh yes seen that. It believe it or not happened to all the rubber parts in a
Neal 103 cassette deck almost overnight one day. They just formed a gloopy
puddle, the idler drive the pressure roller all of it. The mechanics were
made in the USA by a 3M company by the unlikely name of wollensack.
I did not repair it it had done many miles and worn out two tape heads so
it had done its time, but to this day I have no idea what triggered the
meltdown as it was only ever cleaned with ipa.
Brian

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I bought this kit in 1978 at The Clyde model Dockyard Glasgow in 1978 for
£18.....I started building it but got bored....just dug it out of the loft
his morning to complete it 40 years later and I find the tyres have
melted...any ideas? ... can you still get them ? ....

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