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Post #1 by Dog Cow
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryTroubleshooting
Post DateMon, 13 Apr 2009 - 18:06
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/help-disk-drive-repair.17122/
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I cleaned the heads of 3 different SuperDrives (1.44MB, and all of that) and 1 IIgs 800k drive. Well, three of them, I managed to mess up. Here's how: I used a Q-tip to wipe some grime off the heads. The lower head was easy, since it's fixed. But since the upper head is on an arm, I lifted up the arm to get a better view when cleaning. Well, I guess I lifted the arm up too high, since now it won't snap down when a disk is inserted. If I use my thumb to press down the arm, the disk will read and boot OK, but that's not practical!

Any suggestions? It looks like maybe a spring or something got stretched out. I really hope this is fixable! 8-o

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