IPod Classic works and connects but does not synchronise

Hi! I have a 2007 160gb iPod Classic and I know at 8 years old you'd expect things to be falling apart, but I'm not ready for Bryan the iPod to die just yet and if I can fix him I'd very much like to
So the iPod has the standard age related issues of jumping a bit in songs and making loud whirring noises but I'm cool with that - it's characterful haha. The main issue at the moment is that the iPod won't synchronise on any software. I've tried to synchronise on several computers with both iTunes and Spotify and when I press the sync button this happens:
iTunes / Spotify does nothing
The iPod makes some noises and shows the 'Synchronising' screen for about 4 seconds
The iPod goes back to the 'connected' screen
iTunes sometimes freezes, or still does nothing
I've tried resetting the iPod, which was hard because iTunes kept freezing - but I did it! Made no difference.
The iPod is recognised by the computer/software and shows up in My Computer
It's fully charged
I'm using Windows 8 and the most recent iTunes
Help me if you can! Please! Thanks

Hi Brendan,
I am having a similar issue where I have recently updated my PC and managed to re install itunes and brought my library across however problem starts when I cannot transfer my latest music to my ipod classic.
Tried restoring it etc, it managed to transfer my latest music but delete my old ones and it wouldn't sync with my itunes library.
Please advise..
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