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hurtsdonut · **Posted:** 11 Sep 2020, 05:07

Great success! :thumbup: Thank you for all of the tips and encouragement to take this on.

I had previously disassembled this player to the point where I could reach the tray belt. Tackling the extra step of removing the guides to more easily get to the sliding plastic plates was daunting, but I got it done. Very well worth the effort, even with the trouble I encountered getting everything put back together "just exactly perfect" on the tray lifting mechanism. I had tried greasing the grooves through the vertical slots, but that did not help. You really need to get to those sliding plastic plates to remove that old, thickened grease and ensure nice, uniform coverage of the new grease. I encountered the old grease mentioned above, but thankfully not gobs of it. I am proud to say the tray slides out and in elegantly now.

One thing I did find which was not been mentioned yet is one of the plastic spindles near the tray belt gears did not turn freely. In fact, it was pretty well stuck. The tray slides against this spindle when it goes in and out so that is obviously an issue. I circled this particular one in the picture below. I worked the spindle manually for a while and wiped up any gunk that would seep out as I did that. It was better, but not enough to where I thought it would not cause issues later. I put a drop of 3 in 1 oil on it overnight hoping it would work its way into it between the brass post and inner wall of the plastic. Working it some more after that helped get it to where I was satisfied it would not cause any problems. It still has a slight bit of friction, but much better than before.

Here is the location of that stuck spindle. If you're thinking of doing this job yourself or even you are in there far enough to get to that belt, then make a point to check the spindles mounted on this plate just in case. You're already there so it can't hurt.
Screenshot from 2020-09-10 23-44-00.jpg