(STEREO) stock stereo fix/repair
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(STEREO) stock stereo fix/repair
I want to retain the stock appearance of my 84 GSL. The stereo cracks when the volume is adjusted and the speakers in the car have been replaced. Can anyone tell me about the feasability of repairing the stock stereo. Will a stereo shop be able to fix/get parts for this thing?
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No need for a stereo shop.. Go to radio shack and ask them for electronic cleaner. It's a special lubricant you can spray on potentiometers (volume controls etc.) and will get all the dirt and dust that build up and cause the crackling..
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No, don't use WD-40. partsguy is right, get some pot cleaner. You'll have to take the covers off the stereo to get to the pots. Just find the openings in them, spray some cleaner in, and work the controls back and forth several times. That should take care of it. You can also use it on switches.
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This is secondhand knowledge, use at your own risk: If the cleaner doesnt work take it apart (CAREFULLY) and hit all of the connections with a soldering iron. Reheat and soften up the solder. Its called a 'cold solder joint' and happens with older electronics. By reheating everything youre essentialy freshening up the connections.
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Originally Posted by 64mgb
No, don't use WD-40. partsguy is right, get some pot cleaner. You'll have to take the covers off the stereo to get to the pots. Just find the openings in them, spray some cleaner in, and work the controls back and forth several times. That should take care of it. You can also use it on switches.
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Originally Posted by rx7doctor
pot cleaner, didn't they use that in the 60's,LOL. rx7doctor
Originally Posted by IanS
Wouldnt turning the volume up and down multiple times (with radio off) clean up the connections? I thought that it was a simple dirt buildup in there and when moved around more than normal it would essentially clean itself off.
Originally Posted by nevarmore
This is secondhand knowledge, use at your own risk: If the cleaner doesnt work take it apart (CAREFULLY) and hit all of the connections with a soldering iron. Reheat and soften up the solder. Its called a 'cold solder joint' and happens with older electronics. By reheating everything youre essentialy freshening up the connections.