TWB #5 | Let's fix it! Jammed In-dash Ford 6 CD Changer Repair
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- Jammed CD changer? No problem! Let's get it playing some jams again!
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Professional keyboard warrior here and I'm speechless ....
I just subscribed to your channel and I must say that I truly enjoyed your clear tutorial... I have a 2008 Ford F-150 Lariat and it has the same issue...
By watching your video I gained the confidence to do it myself and for that a million thanks...
You sir deserve 5 👍👍👍👍👍
This is how instructional videos should be. Very patient, knows what he is talking about and ... no head banging music! Thanks so much for this! Now, off to my workbench and hopefully I can fix my CD stacker, which luckily is the same type. John.
OMG, best instructions EVER! And, no cursing. Many thanks for that, and mention of the Deox spray.
That loader mechanism is such a beautiful contraption it should be a crime to hide it away in a closed metal box! More gadgets need clear acrylic cases :)
8 years late 😂 back in the day I had an 8 disc changer but it was in the trunk’
Having “in dash” was luxury back then’
Fried a used to make fun of me having to get out the car and swap cds in the trunk’
Mid 80s early 90s kids truly had an amazing childhood’
Tech was just getting big it’s just an odd era of time
Big white caller
ID box dial up internet
Calling for a ride by calling collect and when you record your name
“It’s me pick me up” 🤣🤣 goodTimes
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Fixed my CD changer on the first try. No more chatter. My wife is ecstatic. Appreciate your hard work and great detail. Thank you again.
Phenomenal video. I disconnected both batteries to my 2008 F350 diesel to clean the battery terminals. Discovered upon reconnecting power that the 6 disk CD player (that had worked flawlessly up to that point) was no longer working. Your video allowed me to pull the CD player out of the radio, take off the sides, remove the 6 CDs that were already loaded, and re-set the entire system. Thank you for the great video and the assistance in fixing my truck's radio/CD player!
Alex, I hardly know where to begin. First of all, great video! Very informative, very professional and thank God no awful background music! Well worth my time to watch it twice. One time straight through. Second time while I was disassembling my unit. I got it apart just fine up until removing the black gear. I could not get the split ring off to save my soul. Probably needed a sharper removal tool. So I could not perform all the steps as described in the video. I did manage to remove 6 of my favorite CD’s and get the unit re-assembled without any parts left over. Alas, it did not work any better when l was finished than it did before l started. BUT . . . I did mange to retrieve my CD’s. So . . . I went to your Patreon page. I would be glad to make a contribution to your future endeavors but it appears that a subscription is the only way to do so. People who do what you do should be encouraged. I would make a contribution but l am not ready for any long-term commitments. If you have not already done so, I would encourage you to get a website and start taking in work for hire. I would gladly pay to ship my unit to you, have you perform the work and send me back a unit that functions like the one in your video. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for posting this. My 2007 Ford Five Hundred stopped ejecting CD's about a year ago. Now it won't even play the ones it had. That's OK becaue I am pretty tired of them anyway. Armed with this information I believe I will be able to repair my player. I appreciate your instruction. Very well done!
9 years later this is still serving people.
Watched the video and followed along while tearing mine apart. My first try didn't work. Second try it worked. When putting on the top piece, pay attention to all the various linkages. After insuring I put the top on correctly everything worked. Video was awesome in helping me. Player now works. Thank you.
This video really helped me repair a 2007 Ford fusion 6 CD changer with the same symptoms, and it worked flawlessly!
Valuable insight with the switch cleanings and a real technicians point of view on everything! Thank you!
My 2007 Ford Fusion had been jammed (without any cds in it) since I bought it last summer. And when I was trying to fix a separate radio display issue I found this video. Followed along and worked perfectly. However, I used CRC 2-26 Lubricant/Cleaner to clean the contacts. Also the big gear at the bottom did not have the same markings as the one in the video, but was able to find the right spot. Thanks a ton!
Awesome, glad to hear the video helped!
This is how everyone should make instructional videos. It was excellent. Thanks.
I bought one of these radios (Ford Fusion, Ford F series, E series vans) because they have good sound. I knew the CD would probably be funky. Your video allowed me to renew it. Thanks!
Your video is amazing. With the help of your video I was able to repair the deck in my wife's car in under an hour. This has saved me hundreds of dollars. Thanks for doing this!
This is a great video Bud! He just get's it! Plus he seems to be very knowledgeable in this field and speaks clearly. He shows how to test switches and Pay attention to what you're doing, be patient, and try it! I'm gonna try and fix my Dodge Ram cd changer after watching this. Thank you
Hey, thanks so much for the informative video! My daughter's boyfriend's Nissan radio was busted, from a mechanism error, and we had to go through this whole process to get all the CDs out. Thank you, again. Appreciate your time and effort. Subscribed!
This tutorial is fantastic!!! I have this exact issue with my CD changer (as of today). Thank you for the simple but great video!
Just wanted to say thank you for the amazing video. I had a similar issue on my 2008 Mazdaspeed3 6 disk, which is almost identical to this. Works like a charm now and saved me at least $500. Thank You!
Excellent video. Mine was jammed because while I was removing the unit from the dash the CD player started to shuffle, and a CD fell out of place. I didn't have to take it as far as this video. With the radio cover removed, I reconnected the radio, and played with the problem CD in between the CD shuffles until it fell back into place. Lucky! If you try this watch your fingers, and select the eject button to get the unit to shuffle if it stops shuffling. I cleaned the switches as well since I was already in there. Cheers, and good luck!
This is one of the best videos I have seen on TH-cam.I did what you said and my 2008 ford Edge now plays CD's
again. Thank you very much.
Jim Gibson I'm doing the same thing to my 08 ford edge this weekend. any tips or tricks?
Just watching your video lets me see how the unit works and I can keep coming back to your instructions as I clean & repair. Thanks a lot!!
Thank you for taking the time to post this thorough video. It helped me step by step to fix my own cd player in my 2010 ford explorer.
Excellent video. My F150 CD player was cycling 6 times making annoying sounds then after about a minute displayed CD Error. Every time I turned the ignition on, the same irritating cycle occurred. I followed the step by step instructions in this video. My computer was right next to where I was working, hit rewind and play several times. There wasn't any CDs in my player however it was out of synchronization. I must say I had quite a time getting the CD slots in the correct place and the "S" in the window. Bottom line the player is back together and working properly for the cost of a can of contact cleaner. Thank you Workbench!!! Oh yes and thanks to my wife for her assistance, it took four hands to do some of stuff the guy in the video did with two hands.
Thanks for the video. I was able to resurrect the CD player in my mazda following your steps. I even cleaned the switches and saw the same change in resistance. You saved me quite a lot of trouble finding a replacement.
God bless your ❤️ for doing this,watching this in hopes of fixing mine.
Very thorough video on the 2008 Ford Edge with a 6 disc player. I have the same model year with a 6 cd changer and it jammed. I just finished putting it back together, will test it out in the morning. I had thought about taking it in to the repair shop, but at today's labor rates, it'd probably cost a fortune. Didn't have any screws left over after the disassembly and reassembly, keeping my fingers crossed.
Well sir, I have the same radio in my 06 Expedition and the problem with my cd player is that it wouldn't load or eject any cd's I tried to load up. It didn't even recognize that there was a cd in the machine when I manually loaded up a cd so this video helps HUGE!!!! I will see about pulling my cd player out of my radio and doing the same thing you did. Many thanks for a very informative video and you now have a new subscriber.
Thank you for your expertise in fix jammed cd player...EXCELLENT HELP!!!
just wanted to come back and share that this was very helpful in fixing the changer in my 2007 Hyundai Sonata.
... mmm, you're a kind gentleman, what I like most is the time when the machine started to check loaded CDs also when it toggled between them, it is pretty much tell the story of our era. It is so fascinating scene, thanks.
Thank you for this, clear, concise and very helpful!
Thanks for this video! Finding and cleaning those position sensing switches allowed me to use slots 1 and 6 again in my 02 Mustang after 5+ years!
Thanks much for taking the time to post and share your knowledge with this very informative video. I watched it, followed your directions and now my cd player is working again! My large gear had a G on it not an S, and I also had some troubles when I put it back together, It would not load a CD but then would eject it and give a CD error. Discovered that when I put the top on the little slider that controls the door that opens the CD was on the wrong side of the top piece causing a bit of a bind. Thanks again!
This video was a BIG help- my CD player stopped working after i got a jump start last winter, and it was acting up ever since. I was able to get it working again...many thanks!!!
Thank you very much for taking the time to make this video. You are very helpful and thoughtful!
Outstanding! This was the exact same problem issue I had with my 2007 Ford F150 CD changer. Now I understand in a way never possible before. Thank you so much.
Excellent video. It is the BEST I have seen on TH-cam. Very concise and easy to follow instructions. Thank you for sharing it!
Great Explanation! Really Explained everything he was doing every step of the way. Excellent!!
I just want to thank you for this video, this happened to me when we had our first cold day of the season. Didnt know what went wrong, untill I saw your video. Kudos
Pinhead Larry , Mine messed up on a really hot day.
Thank you so much! you saved my 6 cd changer! I found it was hard to take the lid off because those screws are so small and so tight, so i just tried my best to follow your step. I took out all the cds and cleaned all the sensors. It back to life again. one thing I notice that there is nothing written on my big gear, like 1,2 or letter S. and the 6 cd changer I got is from a 2009 murano
Very helpful video done by someone that really knows what he's talking about.... Thanks
One of the most informative videos I have watched !
the trouble with this video is that it is so well done it is giving me the confidence to do it myself. and that will be a problem...lol
Thanks for taking the time to make this video :) it helped me out!
Thank you for the instructions! I appreciate people like you who spend their valuable time making these tutorials, and this one was great. I did have some problems with synchronization. I aligned with the "S" and put the stack at the position you had in the video, but it still was jammed when plugged back into the car. I then removed the black gear again, plugged in the unit to my car, let it run through its routine, disconnected, reinserted the black gear, and it worked great. The gear set must have stuck somewhere wrong when it originally jammed, and since we aren't rotating those gears with it apart (no power), they stayed in that unsynced spot. Also, I removed the large shiny plate on the inside bottom of the unit since it was warped and adding friction to the giant flat gear that rotates on the bottom. From what I can tell, this isn't necessary. One last thing, I used a DC power supply to operate the motor you removed in the video. I tried turning the gear manually (with the motor out) but it was very hard to move. The power supply showed where the unit was jamming. Thanks again!!
The only reason why I don't necessarily like using power on the motor to rotate the gear is that I've had one strip before, which made it even worse. Good to hear you were able to get yours working though!
This comment helped me a lot. I have the PS-3140K-A in my Suzuki SX4 and the large gear at the bottom has the letters/numbers L, 2, and G. I aligned the gear so the window would show "G" instead of "S". Then I just followed the steps that James did. I'm so happy to get the disc changer back up and running. Thank you both!
@@GriffinU I am glad the steps above helped! Two years later and my problem has returned, probably due to the little switches that were problematic last time. Now mine comes apart again. Hopefully yours is still working or you got a new car.
oh you are a much smarter man than I. Thank you for sharing! Shout out to the creator as well as there was nothing else out there in this capacity. Just bought a 2007 Ford Focus lol was pretty excited that everything was in such good shape. Just had to try filling the CD player all the way up. That running it without the black gear was a smart idea, not sure I would have ever went there. Thanks again.
These instructions were accurate for a 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara. The clicking did not go away, but this was still a great guide!
Great video. I had the same thing happened with my 2008 Edge changer. Cleaning the switches worked. Thanks for posting.
Thanks so much for sharing your time and expertise. You saved me so much time and money. Rock on!
Excellent video and very well delivered and explained. Marks 100 percent.Thank YOU...
really good tutorial until I bleed my self up wide open at about 11min 30, after that I just went to destroy mode but I managed to recovered all by cd. You did it better than me. play it safe!
I have a 6 CD changer in my Mazda CX-7 that has been experiencing eject issues, CD errors trying to load for about 3 years now and was at the point where it would no longer play, eject or load. I was ready to replace it and ran across this video. Although my player was different from your video it was close enough that I could follow and fix my changer to as good as it was when I purchased the vehicle New. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Icn2pcs Awesome!
i love these complex mechanisms with all of the noises and things
Thanks for posting this. A great explanation of the inner workings in these units! I just picked up an 02 Ford Explorer and the deck says its full when I tried to insert a CD. Hopefully it has six good rock CD's in it and not any rap music! The Deoxit is on hand as I use it when refurbishing vintage tuners and amps.
Thanks a million. Working like a dream though at first I plugged it in outside and the light entering the player made it think it was loaded when it was empty. Pyulled it into the garage and it worked fine.
Thank you for this excellent walk through/fix.. As ford (and mazda) is funny that way and this style of changer is used in many years and models. You have fixed my car and my wifes truck. But not only that earned a subscriber. :) thank you you sir!
This video was extremely helpful, very detailed pro tutorial. thank you very much.
I was repairing this along with your tutorial step by step, i lack some tool, and i stopped when i realized its missing the lift mechanism, so i guess the best for me will be to get a 2nd hand magazine and replace it. amazing video tough!
thanks a lot for the tutorial, I did the same process with my clarion 6 cd changer CLCC05 mounted in a Suzuki Grand Vitara (same changer mecanism) and it works.
Thank you!
Diego Martínez Nice!
Thanks the time couldn't be better my six changer CD player my Subaru trashed out a couple of weeks ago and you gave me a good informative video of how to get into it and fix it I don't know which is harder to getting it out of the car or working on the bench but we'll figure it out thank you very much have a great day
THE BEST instructional video I've ever seen!!!!!
Great video, very thorough and informative. It was a pleasure to watch!
Thank you . I don't know if I or my daughter will ever use the cd changer, but it works now thanks to you.
Glad to hear you got yours working!
Great video! I was able to repair our 2008 Fusion CD Changer. It developed a problem (dropped a disk?) when I disconnected the battery to replace. Sounded just like yours at the beginning of your video, went through your procedure and got it going, Thanks!
Best repair video I have seen yet,
Your instructions are very helpful. I just wanted to take my radio apart to remove the CDs and put it back together so it works for the radio and the rear dvd. Cd player still doesn't work but i have the Cd's and everything else works. I only had one extra screw when I was finished.
Just making it more efficient by needing 1 less screw.
Excellent video! Followed it to the T and my 2010 F150 again has a working CD player!
Thanks for making this, I now feel confident enough to try fixing my mom's. Just gotta remember to not long screw the short hole
Thanks for posting this. I appreciate seeing how to get out some stuck discs. This makes me think simpler is better--maybe I'll put in a single CD player rather than continuing to fiddle with the 6 CD player...
Fantastic video. You make it very simple and I fixed mine no issues. Thanks
Very good video. Thanks so much. You make it look easy, but we'll see how I do. Same issues with mine.
Great job, very detailed & your use of video really helped explain the repair. Thanks!
The video was very informative ! Thank you ! Will try soon to repair mine. Will inform you if I managed ! cheers
Wow very detailed and informative....I'm going to tackle mine this weekend!!! Bravo!!
Great video and especially the explanations and close-ups. I have a unit in a '02 Honda Accord. Seems to have fewer large moving parts and more worm gears. Still holding CDs - played for a short while but not again since. I suspect sensors but they're not as clearly shown without the big take-apart. I can see it's not same as this one. Thanks!
Last gasp CD player. 2009 Taurus has CDs stuck in it. So this will be very helpful in my adventure of tearing this apart
Excellent video, thanks. It got my cd player/changer working again.
That is a great instructional video man. I followed it perfectly. The switches were the problem dirty i guess but it works great now thanks again..
Jake Jingles Nice!
Thanks so much for this video. I'm back in action!
many thank dear, this the same issue i am facing with my mountaineer cd player... great job again thanks
Mine didn't have the stuck cd's, but I sprayed the connectors that you did, and when I first put it back in my car it still acted up at first as I don't have the ability to bench test, but after a minuet it asked for a disk and I said "All Right!", now it works fine. Thanks for the great instructions.
Great to hear you had some success!
I tried.. It didn’t survive, but that had more to do with my impatience. Thank you.
I have a 2007 mazda 3 and has the same unit. Wow i cant belive all the work to build one of these.
great video long and educational and doesn't just stop at getting the discs out, cleans switches, and does a walk through on reassembly i have this exact unit and i messed it up or the switches were bad like shown here and im going to use the vid to help guide me take it apart.
Very informative thanks , will try a similar fix to my ford 6 stacker tomorrow, fingers crossed
Awesome video, very well explained, thanks for this helpful video.
Thank you Thank you!, I have a little project tomorrow on my 05 mustang and let you know how it goes.
Same cd changer on Mazda 3 (1st gen)!
Thanks a lot!
Do you ever work on other people's CD players? I have the same one that you are working on here and a CD has been stuck in there for years, rendering it inoperable. I get "Load Error" and "Eject Error". The menu button does not cycle through all of positions it should, like speed volume, bass, treble, etc. There is only one place in Tucson that I can take the unit to who will get the CD out but I'm almost positive that they won't do the thorough quality job that you do. I would worry about the same thing happening again. I don't think that I could do this by myself - I'm too old and it's too complicated. I would lose all of the screws and break it more than it is already.
This was one of the best videos I've ever seen. If you would take the work, I could ship it to you for repair. You tell me how much it will cost. I would really appreciate an answer from you-yea or ney. Thank you.
Fantastic video! Very well done!
Excellent video! Thanks for your effort
If anyone wants to see a very funny video of this same process but yours truly doing the work I will make one. it will involve hammers and power tools and def will not come back together and play!
Super useful video. Helped me out a lot! Thank you
Thanks for the video. This was perfect. My disc changer works again.
@The Workbench Great and very informative video, thank you. Just wondering if you can tell me what the pin-out is for these radios to be able to bench test it. Thanks in advance, Bob.
Hello The Workbench, hope you're doing well today. I was just wondering, I have the exact same radio Shaker 500 but I can't figure out how to power it up in my electronics workbench. I figured this radio is 12V and probably only need less than 1.5amp from a power supply to power it up... that's my guess. Now the questions is, what connectors did you use to power up the CD Changer to begin testing the device.
Also, wanted to congratulate you on such a detailed and well made video that has all the descriptions needed to understand the job, and also, great camera angle and focus to see exactly what you were doing. I am definitely going to follow in your footsteps to learn from you.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Outstanding video, thanks for posting. Hopefully I can do this to mine.
Very well done ....outstanding!!
Awesome job, thanks for the video. it was very informative.
I believe you're correct. No hexagonal hole on either side of this gear. It may vary slightly by design. Mine is from a 2003, but pretty much identicle to the one in your video. When you turn the gear at 11:50 in the video, the white assembly behind the trays and the two white loading fixtures move. Mine does not, so this may be the issue. Just need to know where the gear goes. Thanks for your help!!