RCA Selectavision SKT 090 CED player issues

[lexmarks567]

HI. Thanks for approving me.

I acquired a RCA selectavision CED player model SKT 090. The issue I have with it is the stylus arm does not fully retract to the home position. It stops like a hair short of contacting the bottom micro switch and grinds the gears that drive the stylus arm.

I have to give it a nudge then the machine will load or unload. It counts up fine(i haven't hooked it up to a TV yet). I greased all gears and the metal guide but it keeps stopping and grinding the gears a hair short of the switch.

I notice that when it grinds the plastic track with all the teeth seams to dip down a bit. Could a support be broken and as such when it reaches the end the gears are slipping due to lack of contact? When I got it I was told it needed a belt at the least which I replaced but now I'm trying to get the stylus arm to retract fully without help.