Hi, my toshiba VCR started having 'muffled sound' problems
when recording (and to a lesser extent while playing back).

When I checked out the VCR I heard a piece rattling around !

I opened up the box and found that a small part had come loose,
it looks like a part that acts as a tape guide, it has a metal spindle
attached to a plastic part.

The part does not appear to have broken off, it seems intact, but I
cannot see where it has come from. There are no other parts that look
the same as the detached part.

I've put a picture of both the detached part and the inside of the VCR
mechanism on my web page. If anyone can identify what the part is and
where it has come from, I'd be really grateful. The VCR model is
Toshiba V252.

My website is at:

http://uk.geocities.com/floopythecat/

Thanks for any help !