PS3 Disc Stuck [Game Won't Eject] - STEP BY STEP FIX including drive mechanism - 40/60gb

[@dave.madison]

Thanks for this! My old 80 gb fat PS3 has been having issues ejecting discs, and I used your video to help open it up and clean off the rubber wheels. There were a few differences between the models: * Removing the top half of the case, there was only one plastic latch (on the back right side). This has an opening above it to reach down and release it - no spudger required. The top then hinges at the front and comes right off. * The disc drive is missing that little circuit board above it and has a full shield around it. It also has plastic clips holding the top portion on instead of the three back screws. These are minor, but I thought they were worth mentioning for anyone else who has an 80 gb model. Thanks again!

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Great news that you got it working David. Thanks you for taking the time to list the differences - that is really helpful to know.

[@playstationportal4131]

I had a heart attack opening the disk drive to this fatty. Cogs, springs and plastic mechanisms flew all over the place. With your help, I realised I need to change my laser. Cheers bud, you helped me out 👍

[@Electrotat]

Thank you so much for this, my 60GB BC stopped working 3 years ago after hardly being used at all, it's mint! With your video I finally managed to get my Splinter cell HD classics disk back from the drive. THANK YOU 👍🏼

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Great to hear! Well done and thank you for letting me know!!

[@MarkFixesStuff]

If you look on the video at 16:38 you will notice that the "top hat) round piece is in fact jammed in this example. It's jammed under the left arm, (as you look at the drive from the front. The mechanism must be reset as in the video by taking the top of the drive off and then you will be able to put the top hat in the middle as show at 27:20 - as the arms will have separated. Don't forget to reset the long slide gear inside the drive ALL the way off of the teeth after you have removed the top cover, or the drive will not reset!!! The full process for resetting the mech starts at 20:10 Hope this helps!

[@ALitleBitSpecial]

Thanks! You should expected to see my response video soon, it's entitled "Guy turns his PS3 into a pile of useless parts" So the fix for this problem is always just cleaning? Could some degree of cleaning occur without disassembly of the system if there's no stuck disc (Kinda thinking along the lines of maybe just sticking something inside the drive?)

[@MarkFixesStuff]

ALitleBitSpecial Not really, as the rubber drive wheels are the problem. They get dirty and shiny and lose their grip. You can't get to them without taking the drive apart. If you go slowly you'll OK with reassembly. Take care to position the gears exactly as shown in the video though... that's the key.

[@edwin1watkins]

Mark, you are the MAN! I could not get the eject back to the home position, what I was not doing was pushing the right hand side all the way back so that the gear was off the runner. that is by far the best tip in this video, and I thank you so very much. I should have come to KZbin sooner!

[@griff5476]

Great stuff Mark. Step by step concise information! Took me a while to figure out the right way round a PS3 drive on my own. It's out there now, thanks to you! Keep up the good work mate :-)

[@marcosrivero8833]

Thanks to you my disk drive is good as new in 2022 ;) thanks man.

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Beautiful! Thanks for taking the time to ciomment Marcos!

[@Hitokiri926]

Thank you so much for keeping this video up. Just saved me!

[@TheEPROM9]

If you are Steve you tend to hate flat flex cables. Going to be doing a teardown of a PS3 at some point. They are rather well built.

[@Cynister68]

Thank you Mark!! Your video on removing the CD from the PlayStation 3 was awesome! I feel like a pro now!!!!

[@MarkFixesStuff]

+Cynthia Rossi Thank you! You *ARE* a pro now!!!

[@petroflorence7962]

Mark u are most entertaining and good instructor

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Thank you Petro

[@DaMiGiSan]

Awesome Tutorial, had a Disc that was stuck & with your Video, I was able to get the drive back up & running smoothly once again. Thanks Mate!!!

[@BigOHavingFun]

I had one question which you didn’t show. The little white plastic disk that came off the top of the DVD player... does that just pop in place?

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Oh man, this was a LOOOOOOOONG time ago. I'll have to look.

[@Wz0f]

Thank you I appreciate your help Work perfectly in 60 gb model greeting from Saudi Arabia

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Thank you for the comments and for watching. Greetings to you from England!

[@KoDiEsMiTh09]

Hello mate, probably a long shot but have you ever experienced getting the disc out, putting it back together, inserting the disc and it still won’t come out after? I’ve done everything I’ve seen to do online and it’s driving me nuts, done it twice now and both times just won’t eject disc again and also isn’t reading the discs, possibly need a whole new disc drive you reckon?

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Yeah.. at that point I’d find a junker and switch the drive. Loads of dead consoles out there where the GPU solder has failed now. Just make sure you swap the old disk drive circuit board onto the replacement.

[@KoDiEsMiTh09]

@@MarkFixesStuff so I’ve just realised if work for ps2, ps1 and dvd just fine, which means it’s the blu ray reader correct? Is that easy to fix?

[@tejp5101]

@@KoDiEsMiTh09 Nope. You need a new lens assembly or whole drive.

[@mkopke]

Thank you Sir! This video solved my issue with the disc Unit 100%m I was in panic but your video solved my issue. I looked for a ton of videos until finally yours solved every step I needed. Really: THANK YOU.

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Glad it helped and thank you for taking the time to leave this great comment!!

[@BigOHavingFun]

Wow. By far one of the best videos I have seen. Very detailed and amazing tips!!!! I will undertake this great journey and try to go into the depths of my fatty ps3 and unjam GTA V Thanks a million enjoyed every second.

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Thanks mate. GTAV doesn't deserve to be trapped.

[@josequintinocavalcantijuni6994]

Very helpfull! This video deserve a gold medal! I will try now! I´ve had this problem from over 3 years! My problem is only that it doesn´t eject the disc, Do you think that I just need to clean up the little rubber wheels?

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Yes, and use some kind of window cleaner with vinegar etc.

[@Make_Shift13]

I did this and the mechanism is all there, but when I plug it in it won't accept the disk or pull it in on its own. Any advice?

[@mattchelseadavis]

My PS3 struggling to eject a lot, what do I do?

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Clean the rollers.

[@mattchelseadavis]

@@MarkFixesStuff Thank you 🙂🙂🙂

[@sandrawilliams6713]

How do i fix mine it will spin and read the disc but its like the motor that pulls the disc in isnt even working at all it wont put or push a disc it worked then i cleaned it now its not working can you help

[@jp554731]

My ps3's disc drive works. It is a cech-L. Problem is, when I put the silver bezel with ps logo on the frame, the disc won't eject, but when I take it off, it works fine. What the hell is wrong? I tried fiddling with the metal tabs underneath the bluray drive so that the alignment of the disc drive and plastic might line up better so the disc doesn't get stuck. Fixable?

[@mikekraus5972]

excellent video mark... now, you got the disk out... how do you prevent it from that happening again? do the drive motors go bad that assist the disk? or would just the lithium grease help stop that problem? my PS3 (80gig) just started to have a "slow eject" problem, and for the first time since i bought it new, i had the disk jam.. i shut off my system and did the "multiple button pushing trick" and that did work.. but what is to say that it wont happen again? how do i make sure this will never happen again? and thank you very much mate, have a pint on me! mike

[@MarkFixesStuff]

The grease will help stop it from reoccurring mike kraus. Slowness or failing to eject can be caused by the surface of the four black "pulling" wheels (at the front of the drive) becoming shiny and/or dirty. You should clean them with some window cleaner like Mr Muscle (or Windex in the USA) and this will allow them to grip the discs again.

[@BigOHavingFun]

O by the way. Love the 007 lmao. Dude I am totally subbing

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Thanks for the sub!

[@ssandhu975]

for some reason the top mechanism will not separate for the magnet to drop in between? can you help please?

[@keiranbowes1979]

Great hardware vid.60gig well worth saving boyeee

[@carloschavez9903]

what if that strip that is connected to the disc compartment is removed by accident..and is placed back?? would the game still work?!?!

[@OptimisticGamerz]

Mark, I need your help, once you take the top of you see the inside of the disk drive and you have the two gray clips on the left and the right, I turned my upside down and one dropped off do they just pop back on? Mine just takes the disk but doesn't eject, I haven't tried this video yet, but the on the motherboard the little plastic clamp the holds the ribbon cable in place snapped any ideas how I can fix it or what I can to to hold it in place? Thanks

[@MarkFixesStuff]

- Yes they pop back on and make sure you do the "drive position reset" proceedure as shown. also make sure you clean the four wheels so they can grip the disc to eject. The socket might be a bit of a problem if you snapped the hinge. I's try a bit of blutack to hold it in place, but the cable might not be gripped without that leverage :(

It won't work on PAL 40 gig models. They have different disc drive -,-

[@luie976]

Sir nice video 1080p all the way some people should learn to make videos good job learned a lot keep it up thanks

[@clewr006]

Very good Informational video! Keep up the good work!

[@lucamatthewfry2328]

Thanks so much for this detailed guide, thanks to this I was able to fix my BR drive :)

[@amayehate6162]

But whn I used the first method may ps3 is making wierd ejecting sound ting ting but the disc wont come out

[@Ph4n_t0m]

Thank you Mark! My guilty party was "Unejected 3: Drake's Rejection" ;P

[@MarkFixesStuff]

ROFL!

[@ianwhiteman5525]

How do you remove the flex cable for the power/eject from the motherboard

[@grim2019]

Thank you that worked very well. 100%

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Great news and thanks for letting me know Randal East :)

[@pixelgaming4603]

+Mark Fixes Stuff - Retro Console and Computer Repairs, Reviews and MORE! i had a problem with the disk in 2013 and i opened it and i tried to fix it using tutorials and i fucked up but i managed to fix the gears inside it but i realized that there is ALOT of dust since i had ps3 since 2007 and never been opened i opened inside bit of it where the fan is located and the disk doesent work so i went to play demo games and strange enough it opens but nothing happends its just a blank black screen and i have to restart the ps3 and same for when i click to watch films and strangely it goes blank... did i just totally fuck up my ps3? :(

[@MarkFixesStuff]

I can't say I've come across that fault. Have you rechecked all the connections inside?

[@kakabixlis]

Excellent vid mate!i finallly saw how a PS3 looks inside :)!! good stuff!!

[@tahbibahmed5160]

Hello Mark, my nephew put a bangle in the PS3 slim and can you fix that easily? That's why the disc is not ejecting for me. Thank

[@MarkFixesStuff]

You'd need to strip it down to remove the bangle Tahbib. After that all should be well.

[@tahbibahmed5160]

Thank you very much!!

[@ill6196]

I broke the black clamp piece that connects the flat wire that connects to drive. What I do to fix it?

[@ill6196]

Ribbon wire

[@karuanmax7821]

23:00 ther is a difficalty i need a video about how to add grease to it need help

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Reallly sorry but I lost this console when my house burned down.

[@karuanmax7821]

@@MarkFixesStuff 😐 oh so sorry ..

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

Nice detailed instructions! Seems like a complicated mechanism so I'll let you do it for me :D :P

[@TheYoungNinja]

YOU SAVED MEH!!!

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Glad to help :)

[@amayehate6162]

When I used the 2nd method it is not coming out either Pls help me

[@ivonniking]

Wat about a one that has no disc in it but just refuses to bigger open

[@tangentthoughts5160]

lol, that intro is everything!!

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Thanks mate.

[@darriusb7343]

Ok I need help I had to reset my disk drive once and I did that then a few days later I had to clean my lens once I did that and put my ps3 slim back together it won't take a disk or eject. I once again tried to reset my disk drive and it won't work! Please help me!!!!

[@MarkFixesStuff]

I don't have a Slim PS3 I'm afraid, so I'm not in a position to help with those. I'm sure there are a few other vids on this, but I would recommend checking that the rails that the loading mechanism are on are well greased and not dry??

[@wil3y_szn]

After i tried it, i still wasn't able to insert any disc

[@specialformula14]

Dammit. Name it. Mark fixes shit !

[@fahdzamir8720]

Greetings Mark..... i did not play my PS3 40GB for about 4 months or so due to my studies and the PS4. I covered it with a cloth and kept it in a safe place. At that time it was working perfectly fine but yesterday i got it out to play and it was not ejecting the disc. The game plays fine but during ejecting it sometimes ejects and sometimes the disc gets inserted back automatically. after a couple of tries, it finally did eject. The only problem i am facing is that sometimes it ejects after 4 or 5 trys, sometimes no response and sometimes it gets inserted back. What could be the problem and how do i fix it?

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Fahd Zamir Ove the time period that you haven't used it the eject rollers have become dried up or coated with dust. If you open it up and clean the four eject rollers with something like window cleaner with vinegar then it should help :)

[@fahdzamir8720]

Surely i will give it a try and let u know.........What should i use with the window cleaner for cleaning?

[@neonbhoy6440]

Luckily for me the top piece just pops off anyway, the clip where the first screw holds it in place is broken. One step less and less screws, Yay!

[@neonbhoy6440]

Also my Drive was very different to the one in the video, less screws and more clips and I didn't have to worry about the "component" piece either

[@josequintinocavalcantijuni6994]

I spent more than 5 hours to realize that the problem was the right train was jammed! But now the disk is not reading! But is ejecting well! Could you help me?

[@josequintinocavalcantijuni6994]

Done but now it's not working games ! Only dvd's! Help me!

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Blu-ray and Games use a different laser on the PS3, and it could be that it is unfortunately burned out. Look at this link. community.eu.playstation.com/t5/PS3/Advice-ps3-playing-dvd-s-but-not-games/m-p/15421037

[@qwerty77x]

Thank you! Thank you! Such a wonderful video sir.

[@MarkFixesStuff]

You are welcome :) Thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@josequintinocavalcantijuni6994]

I cleanup the lens! 100% new and working like new!

[@MarkFixesStuff]

You are THE MAN!!!!!! Well done :)

[@Haseeb_0987]

Hi will this work on the 80gb one

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Yes!

[@giovannir2491]

can't get the left slider off the teeth as shown at 24:26

[@loloel4810]

I dont know how to fix it but I will try!

[@HOTWHEELNATION]

is there a way to fix ps1 slim rsod

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Not really seen that myself I'm afraid. There seems to be some haxOr stuff about it though: www.ps3news.com/ps3-hacks-jailbreak/ps3-rsod-red-screen-of-death-fix-is-now-available/ Sorry I can't be of more help.

[@OneUPyoutube]

Worked! thanks

[@MarkFixesStuff]

TheRetroCanadian Great news!

[@waynestubbs4072]

Mine looks so much different

[@fernandocarrasco9084]

I need the slim version

[@darriusb7343]

Work please help me

[@twistedshadow5]

So maybe, just maybe I won't have to throw this PS3 in the bin, as y'all say it, lol had to add that bit of southern slang on there. I just have to go and buy the torx bit; which unfortunately will have to wait until later today if not tomorrow.... I don't have the exact same model. So, is that a problem?

[@TheEPROM9]

I will be cooking the mobo as I think the chips soldered.

[@MarkFixesStuff]

If it's a YLOD then you can get it fixed really cheaply now,

[@pinchewey7]

I tried this and just screwed up my Ps3 even worse. I don't care much though cause it was already dead.

[@firefly1050]

This looks complicated :/

[@josequintinocavalcantijuni6994]

Clean up the lens! 100% ok now!

[@jher168]

Omg all that just stock cd 😨😨 more screw i am crew now 😂😁😃

[@AlexDeathAngel]

No no no theres a mistake on credits. No mark payne its max payne 😂😂😂 ( just jk)

[@MarkFixesStuff]

No! Max is my weedy little brother. I'm the tough one. He's not had a lot of luck recently...

[@geovannyeu6787]

jajaja

[@gankaz]

i cant get the white circular piece in place, can you help with that

[@MarkFixesStuff]

Really sorry, not done this in years now.

[@gankaz]

its all good, im going to sell my ps3 for parts or repair and by a better one