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Cary 306SACD trouble

When I attempt to open the CD tray after playing a CD on my Cary 306SACD it makes a grinding noise and will not open. After several attempts it finally did open and thinking it may have been a warped CD, I tried another one. Same thing happened. Anyone had this experience? How do I fix it?
markus1299
brf
1,715 posts
 
Does the door open and close without a CD?
markus1299 OP
252 posts
 
Yes door does open and close without a cd in it
casouza
239 posts
 
I suggest that you remove the top cover and take a good look at the rack and pinion gears that move the door, usually made of white Nylon.
They may need lubrication; use white lithium grease only, any other oil or grease will "eat" the nylon gears.
Or there may be be a few teeth missing, a common failure when a CD gets stuck. The gears are usually available as spare parts.
Also make sure that the magnetic clamp on top of the CD gets disengaged when the door starts opening. It is lifted by a lever and cam mechanism.
Good luck!
azaud
156 posts
 
Manually pull the tray out(while open), and then re-insert it. Also, call Dennis with the serial #. There were tracking issues with earlier models. He'll take care of you.
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