[s-cars] CD player kaput?

[Igor Kessel]

motogo1 wrote:
> After 12 years and 200k+ miles my cd player won't eject the cartridge or
> play. Anyone be so kind as to tell me how to get the cartridge out and or
> any fixes that are known.
> 
> Gary Martin
> 94 UrS4
> 91 200 TQA

Gary,
the player is hardly kaput.

Remove the whole assy, take apart, carefully look inside and determine 
which gears are responsible for lifting up the trolley, where the CD 
sits while being played, gently rotate them with your finger nail (a 
small flat screwdriver will do fine as well), remove the disk, 
reassemble, reinstall.

It is easy, really. Just tedious. I did this a few days ago... again... 
for the third time total. For some reason the player does not like my 
InGrid bootleg disk w/paper label.

-- 
Igor Kessel
two turbo quattros