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**Paul in Houston TX[_2_]**

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/12/2017 7:52 PM, Paul in Houston TX wrote:
>> micky wrote:
>>> I've convened this multi-disciplinary forum, becuase this is a
>>> multi-faceted problem.
>>>
>>> How to remove CD's from broken auto CD changer?
>>>
>>> I have a 2000 Toyota Solara with a factory AM-FM-CD changer, all in the
>>> dash, not the trunk.
>>>
>>> It worked fine until about 2014, with 6 cd's in it, a full load, but
>>> then I got Err 2, or Err n, and eventually I took the radio out, opened
>>> the cover and fiddled with it and when back it the car, it worked again.
>>>
>>> A year later, same problem, same solution. Only put in 3 cds
>>>
>>> A year later, same problem but pushing buttons at the same time or
>>> while something else was happening fixed it. only put in 2 cds.
>>>
>>> A year later, even though I probably have 3 cds in it, the little icons,
>>> one for each cd that is loaded, no longer appear, and pushing the CD
>>> button causes nothing at all to happen. No error, no nothing.
>>>
>>> Bought a new car (a 2004 Sebring) with, almost by chance, a cassette and
>>> external CD changer (but right under the radio) so now before I sell the
>>> other car, I want my CD's out of there.
>>>
>>> Took it out, took off the cover, barely any access, only as big as two
>>> regular postage stamps, which enables me to turn the top CD in one
>>> direction but not the other. Can't seem to get either side off. Can't
>>> remember exactly how I fiddled the first two times, put it back in car,
>>> still dead.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>> If it were my car I would take it out of the car, shake it, turn upside
>> down, etc., then apply 12v power to the appropriate wires and see if
>> it ejects. If not then I would take it apart. Take photos of
>> the disassembly at each important step.
>>
>
>
> You can buy an extraction tool.
> https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-4-lb...andle/50041776
>
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