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More info?)
"Kurtis Bahr" <kbahr@comcast.net> wrote in
news:98mdnU3-bvwCRQbfRVn-tw@comcast.com:
> 1. Press Eject so the tray is out then unplug the unit.
> 2. Open the unit, in the middle above the spindle motor there is a
> bracket the
> holds the top have of the clamp.
> 3. Remove the 4 screws, two on each side that hold the bracket and
> remove the
> bracket and top clamp piece.
> 4. You can now easily see the clamping surface on the spindle motor.
> The outer thin rubber ring is what grips the LD.
> 5. Firmly hold the spindle motor so it won't turn and take Radio Shack
> Professional head cleaning solution and a cleaning stick, chamois
> sticks preferred as they can scrub good
> 6. Scrub a section of the rubber surface then rotate the motor and
> scrub another, Do this until thoroughly cleaned, you are basically
> resurfacing the rubber surface so scrub HARD. Note: If the surface is
> bad/dryrotted it will flake off during this. Don't worry as this means
> it was not good and needed replaced anyway. This has only happened
> once in the countless players I've cleaned.
> 7. Put it back together and test, if it still slips do it again.
>
> Kurtis
>
>
> "bkiddo" <nospam@thankyou.com> wrote in message
> news:nxQme.9718$m%3.8283@trnddc02...
>> Hello, can someone post the instructions for cleaning the spindle
>> pads on a
>> Pioneer 703 (to keep the disc from stopping at the side-flip/startup
>> stage)? I still have the cleaning swabs from radio shack, but i lost
>> my printed instructions and I'm afraid to do it without them. Thank
>> you very much
>
>
Thank you very much!