Hitachi D-E25 Cassette Deck - Liquid Belts, Broken Plastic, Major Aggravation

Today I'm tackling what I thought was going to be an easy job and work on this Hitachi tape deck using the ML-1 transport. What actually ended up happening was a full blown nightmare full of gooified belts, broken plastic parts, and even damaged irreplaceable metal parts. A lot of lower end Hitachi decks appear to use this mechanism, and this example definitely does not make a good first impression.

Pinch roller: 13x8x2mm
Reel table idlers (two needed): 14x19x2mm
Fast wind idler: 11x16x2mm (estimated, did not need replacement)
Capstan belt: 240mm IC x 3mm flat
Reel belt: 220mm IC x 1.5mm square
Auto-stop belt: 118mm IC x 1mm square

My Favorite 5 Cassette Decks for Sound Quality:
1 - JVC TD-V931
2 - A&D GX-Z9100
3 - Aiwa XK-007
4 - Yamaha KX-1000
5 - Sony TC-K666ES

0:00:00 - Intro
0:07:08 - Transport removal
0:15:03 - Transport inspection and stripdown
0:27:11 - Pinch roller removal
0:31:32 - Control mech service
0:56:10 - Measuring for new belts
1:11:44 - Flywheel damage
1:12:36 - Front of transport service
1:28:34 - Another broken part
1:39:31 - Pinch roller service
1:47:44 - More transport issues
1:50:08 - Fixing more broken plastic
1:52:15 - Post service testing