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  1. Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Prepare yourself: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Get your tools and a grounding mat and strap ready.

  2. Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Lowering the Disk Tray: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Push the trigger arm inwards to get the disk tray in the "injected mode".

    • Be careful not to pinch your fingers.

    • Tipp: If you're planning to store the drive long term, you might consider lowering the disk tray beforehand .

  3. Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing the Head Stop: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing the Head Stop: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing the Head Stop: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • Gently lift the retaining clip.

    • Then move the head stop to the rear of the drive to remove it.

    • Make sure, the disk tray is lowered, before attempting this step!

    • Do not bend the head assembly!

  4. Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing the Eject Motor Assembly: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing the Eject Motor Assembly: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing the Eject Motor Assembly: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • Unscrew the Eject Motor Assembly.

    • Gently unplug it's connector.

    • Lift the Motor Assembly up and remove it.

  5. Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing Slide Plate: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing Slide Plate: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing Slide Plate: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • Remove the retaining washers (be careful not to loose them!)

    • Be careful not to loose these washers. They're pretty much unobtainium.

    • Lift the Slide Plate up and remove it entirely.

  6. Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing Stepper Motor Assembly: crwdns2935265:06crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing Stepper Motor Assembly: crwdns2935265:06crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
    • Remove the two brass screws.

    • Gently unplug the Stepper Motor Assembly and remove it.

    • You should never ever unscrew the bolts for the head alignment, undless there's something wrong with it.

  7. Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing Head Assembly: crwdns2935265:07crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing Head Assembly: crwdns2935265:07crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing Head Assembly: crwdns2935265:07crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • Gently unplug the Head Assembly.

    • Unscrew the black screws to remove the Slide-guide shaft.

    • Remove the Head Assembly with utmost care.

    • Do not open the head assembly too far. Doing so might damage ist completely.

  8. Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing the Lateral Brackets: crwdns2935265:08crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Unscrew and remove the Lateral Brackets.

  9. Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing the Eject Gear Switch Assembly (new design): crwdns2935265:09crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing the Eject Gear Switch Assembly (new design): crwdns2935265:09crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
    • Unscrew …

    • … and remove the Switch PCB.

  10. Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing the Eject Gear Switch Assembly (old design): crwdns2935265:010crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Desolder …

    • … unclip …

    • … remove PCB carefully, not to break the delicate switch.

  11. Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing the Eject Motor: crwdns2935265:011crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Removing the Eject Motor: crwdns2935265:011crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
    • Carefully unclip the (desoldered) motor.

    • Pay attention to the cable routing!

  12. Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Opening the Eject Gear Box: crwdns2935265:012crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Opening the Eject Gear Box: crwdns2935265:012crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Opening the Eject Gear Box: crwdns2935265:012crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • Open the eject motor.

    • If your motor is of the old design and held together using clips, bend one clip using tweezers or a long flat blade scredriver.

    • Handle all clips with utmost care! You will break them if you push too hard.

  13. Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Disassembling the Eject Gear Box: crwdns2935265:013crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Sony MP-F75W Teardown, Disassembling the Eject Gear Box: crwdns2935265:013crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
    • Remove the big eject wheel by pinching the clip and pushing through the connecting rod.

    • Remove the other gears.

    • Be especially careful when opening clips.

    • The small yellow gear is the infamous "cheese gear." It will deteriorate and crumble eventually, thus resulting in a no longer working eject mechanism.

    • You have sucessfully disassembled the complete drive.

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