Repairing/replacing a Saturn spindle

[gordon]

Hi

I've got a modded Sega Saturn sitting in front of me here, but I can't get a game CD to sit properly on the spindle -- it doesn't want to go below the 3 bearings, but just bounces off. The spindle itself also feels a bit stiff, and doesn't rotate as freely (when the power is off) as my unmodded Saturn.

So my question is this: is it easy to swap the spindles from one Saturn to another? Has anyone here done it? I've disassembled my unmodded unit but can't seem to get the spindle free.

Cheers.
gordon

[gordon]

OK, sorted it. The top of the spindle just pops off, but can also be pushed down too far -- that was what had happened in this case. I've readjusted it and the spindle now works fine.

The problem now is getting games to load. When I turn the power on with a game disc in the drive, it just comes up with the options screen, whether the game is legal or backup.

Any suggestions?

[Jei]

It's cause you've got a region selector, 50/60 and modchip in the same machine.

I'l pm ya and explain the settings clearer