Ok so I bought this cheap ld player, which fit good as a spare since it got both PAL and NTSC which my japanese players dont. But its not 100%, I found out that I could nudge the "holder" or what you want to call it then its get in the right position. It cant do it on its own, cds are 50% to get in the right position.

So with a hand it can get the laserdisc running and playing, but does anyone have any suggestion on how to fix it to work without my hands help =)

Uploaded 2 short videos, first one is without my help, second is with my hand helping it in the right position.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGgdics8xFU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZe8FG0dp9w

Thanks!

1)Check the motorholder
2)Change the loading belt (or clean it) , take off the upper clamp. 4 screws are across the player! disconnect the grounding cable attached on top of the laser mechanism! You need to remove the drawer to reach the driving belt! just eject the tray!
3) Lubricate the mechanism

there are centering screws down in the loading assy that can be adjusted . These move the mechanism from left to right. the mechanism just get's stuck now to the upper clamp. There looks to be no serious mechanical failure!
Before adjusting the screws try all first 3 points ! don't start adjusting the screws without checking the upper points!

Have had many cld-d... players with the same problem. Nothing to worry about.
Take of the upperclamp and then see if the lift does the job.
Could be the chassis is slightly bent....
With some patience it should be an easy fix!

Thanks, will try that tomorrow, have to get some lubricant, do you have any suggestion on what type of lubricant/grease to use ?

Looking at the player as we speak I relize that it does get all the way up when I have removed the upper clamp, its like when the upper clamp is on it doesnt have enough power to go all the way up.

Being a total noob in this I have to admin I dont really understand where the belt is. Should I remove the case were the laser sits on ?

The belt is probably in the right front area, behind the Play button area, sort of. Is about 2" long installed. Clean or replace this and you'll probably be fine.

you'll have to take out the drawer to reach the belt. push eject! when open unplug the player. there are two plastic "handles' (at the end (back of the drawer) it's pretty straightforward if you take a good look! you need to push both and then you can remove the drawer by pulling it out. it's a simple procedure. degrease or replace the belt. possible it streched at one point! cleaning it sometimes does the trick.
be carefull when you push the drawer back in ! you'll have to make sure the two plastic handles click at the same time ! this way the drawer is positioned in the right manner! if one side of the drawer clicks before the other it's out of center and it won't close! try again
Only push it in until you hear the click on both sides of the drawer! once it's in dont force it any further! plug in the player, the loading procedure should start by itself when you push close.
Be patient i'm sure you'll work it out!
an easy fix once you get the hang of it
look closely to the mechanism and try to figure out how it works. it's nothing to scientific. it's a mechanical logical procedure and fun to look at.

Awsome guide!, I was mostly uncertain if it was the small belt or if it was something else under the laser. It actually seem to have solved that problem. But now I got another problem, the motor on the laser just keep spinning and it doesnt move, is it out of alignment or something ? its not always it does this but 8 of 10 times it doesnt work....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE88hbLfvFs

Motorholder broke! The motor turns but the small gear inside is detached from the gray motorholder housing! not a big deal... common issue!
replace it with a new one!
Can be easily ordered. Have several new in stock!! Can be found online for a few bucks!

spare part number VNL 1700

you can simply remove the laser by unclipping the "chrome" guidance rail in the front. another "click and snap out" procedure!
you can see the guidance rail underneath the laser. follow it to the front side. It's clicked in there with a sort of clip. simply pusch it, pull out the guiding rail and remove the laser.
a small screwdriver is needed to remove the motorholder! be careful there are two gears inside of that. They must be placed in the right manner when you put in a new motorholder. they look identical but they're not! study it closely. another straightforward repair.
Simply put the laser back on track when it's replaced and it should reposition without a glitch.

Have no fear of this fix....

A wise one once said:
Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

You sir are an laserdisc angel !

There was a band once...
What was it...? they said....

The winner takes it all

happy to help out.
The cld-d925 and d515 are the most easily fixed players around. They're built to last a lifetime. I know they don't look high end and there are better performers available but with the right toys they can do a good job. De - interlacing and some scaling is a must for these players
If you would have a hard time finding that spare part... should be easy to order even trough a pioneer dealer! I advice buy two of them sooner or later they'll run out of spare parts
I'll be watching you

I recommend to buy this to clean the belt and the clamp with:
http://www.kjell.com/sortiment/hus-hals ... hol-p18303

//Birdie

How is your player doing? Fixed it

Lucky me I got the CLD-D515. I always prefer the machines with higher and everlasting quality