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Toshiba D-R160 DVD recorder, 2009

Probably a generic DVD mechanics question. One motor for sledge , optical deck up/down and drawer open/close. Transported by courier and would not accept DVD when received at the other end - box must have been jarred. Try pushing the drawer in and it knocks the spinner motor assembly which is in the up / play position. The repair manual only says replace the DVD unit in this situation. Removed this sub-unit, N78E3CBN no info found. Delatched the drawer and removed , turned cogs and Z track etc until only the drawer motion cog moved with no movement of sledge or Z-rack and reintroduced the tray and optical unit in eject position. Is this a standard approach to this symptom for direct coupled ie no drive bands? Seems to work now - but just temporary or fixed proper for normal use? No cracked /broken cogs/racks or free-floating pieces found. The drawer seems very flimsey, I assume it flexed and a guide peg got on the wrong side of a rail. Common problem? with a recognised correction of beefing up somehow?

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N_Cook
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looks as though the optical deck jolted from eject to play position , in transit. Then first use after , nasty scraping noise of drawer sliding over the spinner.

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N_Cook

Generally speaking, there's no 'magic' involved. In my experience, if you are not familiar with the manufacturer's recommended starting positions for the gears and deck, then the method that you adopted is as good a starting point as any. As a general rule of thumb, if it closes and opens without catching or graunching on anything when you've finished, then you have the timing correct. Incidentally, your 'spinner motor' is more correctly known as the spindle motor, and the little platter on the top, as the turntable.

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This looked more like a button rather than motor and platter, it was so tiny. At one time with CD decks there were transit screws like vinyl decks. Did some change do away with that requirement for CD and presumably DVD decks. Was it just a change of suspension? originally great floppy springy things and then somone realised you only needed to stop audio feedback, so in came little soft grommet like things .

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