PS3 disc drive not spinning fix dvd loader, FULL FIX! NOT including laser fix.

[DTPBTRA]

Thanks man you saved my brother's life

[TheRacuza]

that shit works bro thanks

[ercmchl]

thanks bro

[MrJohn5451]

dude i love you

[Domoneick]

BRO THANK U SOOO FUCKING MUCH!!! I FUCKING LOVE YOU!!! NO HOMO. LOL

[DavidMcMahon1]

Our PS3 has slightly different drive, when I first looked it still had a disc in there, dismantled and cleaned lens, then would not load a disc as a white bar was in the way, I "reset" the white plastic disc parts if you look close you can see they have grooves that push/pull the disc. Still don't work but hopefully just needs a new lens now

[GodfatherGaming1]

BRAVO THANKS A LOT MATE!!!! Now just to remarry the drive and VOILA!!!

[justman2k7]

That help alot, first time cleanong it out since.it.came.out, work perfectly.

[kene700]

Also, could there be any other reason it refused to spin. Because everything is in place and the disc is aligned.

[kene700]

mine still isn't spinning. the only sound i here is when i insert the cd and after that nothing.

[purgatorywalker]

I was collecting the $150 to sen it to Sonny but YOU SAVED ME!!!!! Da@# man thanks!

[tspirit99]

@purgatorywalker now pay me! lol joke. great to hear.

[antman0127]

@tspirit99 Thanks man u saved my @#$ss

[VVaffles]

Hey instead of lifting the case and double checking there are these two holes on top, if you cant see the gray piece though the holes, its in the right place. Great vid, saved my ass!

btw i have a 60gb fat ps3

[tspirit99]

@VVaffles Good to know, thumbs up for that.

[saifhatesschool]

Wow this Really Helped .. I was experiencing the same problem..Thanks Mate

[rileystube1]

Vid was great fella..but my 60g is only playin DVD's and PS2 games..no PS1 or PS3.....could it still be elements of the laser as i know the 60g is a single laser amped...wheras the other ps3's have duel lasers ...

[BoomBoiatch]

240p ! we meet again.

[iWinterHD]

@BoomBoiatch shit comment we meet again!

[tspirit99]

@iWinterHD haha yeah i said the same thing. anyway i'm not really a camera type of guy. Camera was laying in the house so i decided to record. hey boom you could buy me the new latest models if you like buddy.

[BoomBoiatch]

@iWinterHD hating ?

[iWinterHD]

@BoomBoiatch yep ^_^

[sebiondini]

Thank you, spent hours trying to work out this issue then came across you vid. Excellent work

[stefanstefanovicstef]

Grate yob!

[Mati009]

I FUCKING LOVE YOU MAN! THANK YOU

[aznag08]

I have to follow the others, you are a god!

I was checking everything, from plastic to metal, to thin to thick and it was not loading the cds correctly. I then put that little sucker where you said it should be and ta-da, it worked!

Thank you alot!

[AntoVXR58]

Awesome dude! I followed your vid and the PS3 I thought was bust is now fixed!! Perfectly explained and the video quality was pretty good cant fault you at all

thanks!

[tspirit99]

@AntoVXR58 thought this video wouldn't be much use to anyone tbh but i knew that no one knew about this problem.... really glad to know people who have viewed, have come out with possitive results.

[TheWhyareyouracist]

What a fuc*ink Genius I Love You Buddy

[tcorbey]

thanks all help

[LinusPhilly]

Wow...... Thank you so much. I replaced the laser and everything thinking they were the problem..... If I would have known, I could have saved myself some money. It is amazing that such a stupid little thing could stop it.

[theewar]

Thanks for the info!Really helped me out after I fixed the Ylod BS

[jigaman82]

I REPLACED THE WHOLE UNIT ON MINE, IF I ONLY HAD SEEN THIS VID, NEVER MIND QUALITY OF THE VID M8 YOU EXPLAINED IT WELL, 10/10, WELL PARTS I HAVE LEFT I CAN NOW MAKE ANOTHER PS3 AND MAKE A FEW ££££££ INTIME FOR XMAS, THANX ALOT M8

[tspirit99]

@jigaman82 Comment much appreciated, glad to know that. Cheers.

[jigaman82]

@tspirit99  Put ps3 back together all works fine, cheers again m8

[jonhimself77]

Helped me fix mine !

Good job !

[thegreenghost33]

thanks a bunch just got it running good work!

[ryguy82331]

THANK YOU! I fixed my YLOD PS3 only to have this happen to me... six hours with no luck then I finally find this video and it's fixed within ten minutes. Thanks m8!

[zelgadiss]

this solve my clicks but I had a new lasder that wotked yesterday. it just doesnt any idea?

[TheMorocho310]

this helped but...

the white magnet that goes in the center get jammed when I try to eject. someone help me out here. highly appreciated

[CoyoteDuster]

I cannot thank you enough, mate. After forking out 30 quid for a bust laser I thought I was gonna have to buy a whole new bluray unit cost of this fault. Then I saw this video. Cheers.

[tspirit99]

@CoyoteDuster Thank you for letting me know... always looking to see how many this video has helped... Glad you got it working.

[Magnithor5]

Thanks alot man, I've been looking over videos for a fix for my console and this vid finally did it! TY!

[zerosolos]

thanks this helped a little because the main problem was that i found out my nieces put pennies in the cd loader which also made the cds not line up.

[mitalon]

Gracias hermano tnk

[scooby3030]

this was most helpful top man

[underdog456788]

Thanks man. Extremely helpful.

[KansasItalianCity]

haha nice

[metlsam]

thanks it works

[DBZfanVegeta1]

does this work for ps3 fat answer please quick

[stupidusernameproces]

Thanks a lot for posting this vid. I found a coin inside my PS3 which mucked up the loader arms and gears/cogs. Managed to get it all back together and get the coin out and then it wouldn't spin the disk at all. I was lost until i saw this vid. Thanks again. Very helpful as no other guides mention this part.

[tspirit99]

@stupidusernameproces Good to hear, glad my vid has helped many... thanks again for the replies :)

[KansasItalianCity]

@stupidusernameproces

idiot

[KansasItalianCity]

Respond to this video... haha why are u whispering? haha

[tspirit99]

@KansasItalianCity Who me? ermmm people were sleeping at the time when i made this video, but i still think i was loud enough.

[KansasItalianCity]

@tspirit99

haha i heard u fine, jsut though t it was funny how low voice was, like sexual chocolate hour in a girls ear, like hey baby yea replace this laser ooo. sorry haha

[tspirit99]

@KansasItalianCity loooooooooool lmfao :D hey i got that seductive talk in me too, just how i figured out this problem, i figure out a woman ;)

[kylywhily]

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH. this totally helped me out thanks alot.

[TheW4RR10R]

what screw driver and what size screw driver did you use to open the cover because i tried every screw driver in my house?:/

[clearpigeon]

@TheW4RR10R

anti tamper torx driver no. 10. from

machine mart £6 for a set

[crazyboy4793]

wow that was the only problem. Thanks man it worked great for me. All videos i tried to look up trying to make me change laser and i knew that wasnt the problem. Thanks again man

[skippy05]

thank you so much mate !!!!!!

[deathsaurer95]

i have a problem my disc doesn't spin could that, I need a new drive or is there another way i can fix it?

[giotisri]

thanks you very much . you saved me . i had change the laser led and then it didn't work.

you save me.

thanks again.

[potheadtoker11]

Cheers bud! Have been struggling with this problem for a couple of days and sorted it immediately after watching your vid. Thanks again

[discoballsuk]

After a lot of time wasted trying to put my ps3 together then watching a lot of videos to work out what I was doing wrong this video sorted it 1ST attempt. Thanks

[321checkcheck]

ok so how do u open the ps3 cuz i bought one and did not know what was going on and nothing moved so now i see but i need ur help to show me how too open it

[tspirit99]

@TheVideomasta09 Good luck lol... there is NO fix for worn out lazers, you might even have a microscopic scratch on the lens.

[tspirit99]

@TheVideomasta09 errrr change it? :S

[Sancho7XX]

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH, i've been looking for almost a year (2days short) for a fix for this and you gave me the solution... cheers my friend

[tspirit99]

@Sancho7XX Thanks! glad to be of service.

[liugi010301]

@tspirit99 how do u fix on slim?

[pete19840]

THANK YOU. I been searching for days. This video was exactly my solution.

[c0deNati0n]

Please help I done exactly that but you now the part where the circle sits that won't move so it's not reading the disk PLEASE HELP ANY1

[yamahasun]

i love you too

[MugxNxKilla]

dear tspirit

I love you, you bamf you

[tspirit99]

@MugxNxKilla Haha thanks :D

[littletubkid]

thanks it relly helpd me out but i think i need a new laser shud i buy 1 ???

[tspirit99]

@littletubkid Definitely!

[littletubkid]

@tspirit99 me ps3 is 4 or 5 years old and its me birtday soon i think i just going to ask me mom or dad to get a new 1

[ZoomPlaylist]

Thank you very much. You have described and solved the problem in a very good way. May Allah fullfil your wishes.

[SKHardcastle]

Excellent video! I knew it was a simple problem, just didn't know what the problem was. Thanks!

[mccobras20]

Does this work on the fat 160g ps3

[tspirit99]

@mccobras20 This video is for 'PS3' as far as i know, every mechanical part are same for all ps3. i wouldn't know about software side of things as this ps3 wasn't mine to start of with.

[vos159753]

thank you so much!!!!!!

[vos159753]

thank you, you really saved me!!!!!!!

i don't know how to thank you!!!!

it was just in such a little thing!!!!

thank you very very much!!!!!

[redwhiteandcold]

After weeks of absolute failure...this got me fixed in 30 seconds flat!!! Thank you so much!!

[anubis8105]

Thanks man you save my life!!! id kiss you but i dont kiss guys

[tspirit99]

@anubis8105 lool, thanks for the feedback.

[anubis8105]

@tspirit99 I was about to take a sledge hammer to my ps3 then saw the video and did my attempet and the alignment failed and i was so lost thinking i fucked it all up untill i saw your video thanks

[Garrity96]

thnkz m8

[tspirit99]

Thank you al :) always checking comments, keep them coming ;)

[xNandx]

THANK YOU :) :)

[onthecadastew]

dude you are god man thank you so much man

[iZackyBoy10]

Ideal mate thought i needed a whole new drive... Now just the laser 4th attempt at cleaning and praying :)

[yosoywilson78]

thanks! worked perfect! its always the stupidest little things!

[CakeBurger]

THANKS but i still need a new laser :(

[tspirit99]

@CakeBurger So did i :( How ever, when i did get a new laser from china, the gaming experience was laggy!

[noohkill]

thanks

[byson72]

Thanks worked great

[RIZNSHINE]

THANX HEAPS MAN WORKED LIKE A

CHARM

[1redwood650]

I got the disc to spin and the laser to read it. The thing is that it won't eject . When I first turn on the PS3 the blue light blinks and it's as if the Ps3 is trying to eject a disc with no disc in there. Any idea of what the problem might be ?

[jonerkinch]

Thanks Mate..just the video I needed.

[sudman909]

All you had to do was keep a disk half way into the drive before pulling the plastic covers apart, and do not remove it until it is back together.

[tspirit99]

@sudman909 Sounds simple enough, that's why me and how many other people made the mistake? i know you are trying to help but we all can't think like you.

[HipHop4Life210]

@tspirit99 Thanks man very helpful it sovled the probelm perfectly

[sudman909]

@sudman909 Sorry for sounding like a know it all. I just forget sometimes that not everyone has a degree in electronics/semiconductors. I will though, advise people against trying to do repairs like this themselves if they are not sure how the components work and what parts make them work the way they do. People can accidentally make more problems than they already have with electronics. Semiconductors are very vulnerable to static electricity that can discharge from people's hands.

[abro42]

Dear Helpy-Helper, Thank You So Much for helping me fix my ps3 and saving me a bunch of money for a new one. I couldn't have fixed mine without the video. Other ps3 fix vids are not as thorough as your and I couldn't see how the gears and mechanism lines up. If your ever in Stockton I'll buy you a beer!

[b0ffster]

thanks so much - totally fixed my problem and I'd watched loads of others before your fix came good

[cyrusetemadi]

Dude you fkin saved my PS3! I was ready to throw it out the window after the laser change! Thank you sooooo damn much for this video!!! Really appreciate it man. Thanks again

[tspirit99]

Thanks for the feedbacks. Keep them coming everyone :)

[radddogg]

This worked for me too. I got a faulty ps3 for £20 and fixed it for free with your video! Nice one you little beauty

[rabbitbro]

Just the trick dude thanks

[HeavyPedalist]

this just might be the answer to my prayers!!!!!! THANKYOU if it does!!!

[sowards1989]

Hello tspirit99, this worked put its keeps slipping off after i eject the disc. Anyway i could fix this. Thanks

[SpectreArsin]

Thanks Man I was getting so pissed and all other videos FAIL! to mention that needs to be in place. A+

[Dragotaro]

Dude you should change your Discription to Disc drive not spinning. After many videos YOU SOLVED OUR PROBLEM !!! THANK YOU!!!!

it started with my son shoving a washer into the cd drive...

[tspirit99]

@Dragotaro Will do, thanks for the reply :)

[scot1759]

So let me add to this if all u get is clicking or grinding there is a white gear that aligns with the small black gear on the left. Take the screw out of the white gear and carefully lift it out. This will release the tension on the loading slide tray. You will see it spring back into position then rescrew the white gear back in.

[fastcars283]

Mate, this worked a charm. Did't know what was wrong until I watched this. Thanks a bunch! You probably saved me from sending it out to Sony for a couple of hundred!

[dexterity87]

Thank you i was having the same problem...i also found out that the piece that wasn't spring loaded that was causing the issue actually is supposed to be attached to the same spring that rotates the whole big gray piece around...but u have to unscrew it from the black cover to re-attach everything correctly...i never would have figured it out without your help thank u

[Xezcente]

So the not spinning of the disk problem is caused by the lens? Not the motor?

[tspirit99]

@Xezcente Yep, my disc were not spinning because of the laser, just a little movement.

[OwenEtube]

I LOVE YOU! You are a legend!

[TheHolyheadshot]

I have a problem! I turn on the ps3 and it trys to set a disc in place to spin, but it won't pull it in enough or move the layers in the upright position! An yet the blu Ray laser still goes like there's something in there even thoigh the loader is down, not up. I made a video so help would be great! Thanks!

[yigga]

NICE!!! THANK U!!!

[duracellmirza]

you ledgend! worked for me! after ages trying to find out what the issue was the resolved it (changed the laser as it was f'd up). couldn't get it working - i thought the motor was messed but this sorted it. cheers pal!

[tspirit99]

@duracellmirza Thank you for the reply mate, this just makes me happy to know that i have helped :) thanks all for the feedback.

[mersinlialico]

thanks heaps...this was my exact problem too...I tried swapping laser modules over but found out they were different and after putting the case back together I found a blinking blue light and a whirring sound where there was none before....but now it's working fine, only I still need to replace the laser pickup as it does not spin or read any disks

[bluevee1]

Thanks mate, went through some agony before I saw this.

[dank2dastank]

wow cant thank you enough bro ive watched so many videos but non of them worked thanks best thing i can do is subscribe to you vid.

[battheman777]

awesome. Was my exact problem after replacing the laser and deck. Now everything works great. How the heck did you figure this out?

[tspirit99]

@battheman777 Let's just say i don't give up easy till i have checked EVERY SINGLE AREA of what i am working on, i consider my self as i handy man, just about fix anything :) glad to be of help.

[chino3642]

Help.! My ps3 just started having a eject problem. It will not auto eject I have to hold down the eject to manual eject it. Also I noticed a loud fan turns on a few minutes after i turn it on. everything works fine besides that.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[GamerManT]

i believe i have a unique problem and would like your opinion on this. I have had my ps3 for 2 1/2 years. i bought it used on ebay its been working but its gotten the YLOD twice. I fixed that, but now the ps3 wont grab the disc's when i put them in. Even if i shove it in the ps3 wont read the disc. Is my disc drive totally trashed? or is there hope in saving it.

[Dnell19]

thanks man, The first one i did, had to take to shop, the second one i did took like 1 hour trying to figure it out. I guess i got lucky lifting it and setting it. It worked but i didn't no why. I got for 50 bucks 80gb reverse and now i no what it is, bout to make some extra money now. Wish i seen this last night. U DA MAN. THANK YOU

[neilmcaust]

THANKYOU! I've watched and read a lot of guides on these drives now. None of them mentioned this. I must have reassembled my drive 10 times now.

Followed your video and it worked first time :)