Wanted: Rubber drive wheel for HP 9144 tape drive

Subject: Wanted: Rubber drive wheel for HP 9144 tape drive From: Bill Richman <bill at timeguy.com> Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 09:08:21 -0500 To: cctalk at classiccmp.org I'm trying to help a friend locate a replacement tape drive wheel for an HP 9144 tape drive. He says that there's a hard roller inside the tape cartridge, and there's a softer (rubber?) roller in the drive that pushes against it, pulling the tape along. Apparently the softer rollers tend to turn to "goo" after many years. He's been working to recover some archived files from the beginnings of the company he works for, mostly for historical interest, and his last tape drive recently succumbed to the "goo" problem. Anyone have any replacement rollers that would be in any better shape, or any suggestions for alternatives? Thanks!