Maybe. What i will do though this weekend when I get some extra time, is fire it up on the mac and do a LLF in drive setup. make sure it comes clean with 0 bad sectors.

What i might do is use clear silicone? I might dab that on there and when it dries, use a razor to shape it. Other option is buy new rubber idlers for cassette deck restoration, or printer pick-up rollers and just cut that down to size.