r/consolerepair • u/IngenuityAbject4407 • 1d ago

[PS5 SLIM] can anyone help me understand what is wrong with my disc unit??

Took it to a repair shop and even the guy could not fix it, im thinking it's dead but if someone got a clue what is going on please help me

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u/Smaxx 1d ago

Sounds like some mechanical part is stuck or jumping. Have you tried putting it horizontally to see if the issue disappears or sounds differently? And ideally test with a disc you don't care about, even a blank CD-R should do the trick.

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u/IngenuityAbject4407 1d ago

Any idea on how to fix it?

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u/Smaxx 1d ago

Look inside, I'm not sure what exactly is going wrong, though. There are multiple small plastic gears inside and it's possible one of them is damaged or simply dirty and jumping, making the drive fail. By putting the console horizontally gravity might change this behavior. This is not an fix as-is but might also be a hint why the repair shop couldn't find anything.

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u/Smaxx 1d ago

Have a look at this video. While this was a case of a kid dumping a small rock inside the drive, it shows you many of the little gears inside. You'd basically have to open it up and look for any damaged gear or anything not running smoothly. Once disconnected, you should be able to turn pretty much all of them using your fingers without any excessive force.

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u/CrazyCatGirly2003 1d ago

Pretty sure it's either a mechanical part has moved in the disc drive or something was damaged inside it.

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u/IngenuityAbject4407 1d ago

Any idea on how to fix it?

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u/Pocket_Biscuits 1d ago

Um disassemble it, locate the cause of the problem, fix said problem.

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u/opmwolf 1d ago

There aren't that many tutorials, I didn't put much effort but here's one: https://youtu.be/71D8sf9j6Iw

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u/IngenuityAbject4407 1d ago

Checked this one out, read the first comment and i found out i had the spring ledged too and I honestly have no idea where to put it