Newbie, have a few questions about a CD Changer?

[Awilliams357m]

Hey everyone, I'm pretty new to the whole car audio things... i just got my first vehicle, a 2000 dodge dakota club cab with a 4.7 V8. It came with a CD Changer in the Center console. JVC CHX-1200 i believe. It did not work when i got it... so i tinkered with it, and it magically started working again... about a week later, it had stopped working. I believe the problem is within the mechanism that loads the CD's into the Reader part of the changer. If anyone on here knows anything about these guys, or has a dissassembly guide for one of these bad boys, i'd LOVE you long time. haha. I already have the majority of the changer dissassembled, but any advice before i get too far into it, is always appreciated!

Thanks to anyone that can give me any advice/troubleshooting, in advance

-Andy

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[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

CD changers aren't very expensive these days. I'd probably just replace it if I were in your shoes.

Here's a 6 disc Pioneer Premier model for $135 shipped: http://www.lorimerelectronics.com/item_detail.php?item_id=107937

And here's a 10 disc Kenwood model for $120 + s&h: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002YHILS

 

[Awilliams357m]

Misfit, thanks for your response, but buying another changer isn't in the cards at the moment. I believe that i can fix anything, if i try hard enough, and put enough time into it.. ( i just have that attitude.. and i love working on the stuff! ) And there's no way i can afford a new one.

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

It's cool. I was just thinking that your current changer is probably kinda old. If you had the extra cash, it's cheap to replace.

Good luck with the repair...

 

[Ferendon 10+ year member]

http://www.pacparts.com/library/default.cfm?mfg=JVC&cat=CD%20CHANGER&CFID=3663759&CFTOKEN=26941398

Some of them should have exploded views in PDF. Shows how to take apart and rebuild.

 

[Awilliams357m]

Misfit, Yeah, you're absolutely right, it's old as dirt! =] But, i fixed it. Simply just a gear off of a track for the CD loading mechanism, and a good eye cleaning.

Ferendon, Thank you for the site! But, nothing on my changer, which btw is a JVC CH-X200. IDK where i got pioneer... Haha.

 

[Awilliams357m]

So, i got my changer all fixed up, hooked it up, and my RF unit is fried! Anyone know where i can find one CHEAP? Anyone have one for sale? its a KS-RF40 i believe. I'll post in the wtb section too. Thanks!