ps2 tray vibrating prob

[zeroboo]

does anyone know how i can fix this prob?

when i eject my ps2 tray is tends to come out vibrating whilst my friends one comes out nice and smoothly

[pohleonguk]

Does it make a brrr kinda sound? I dunno my cd tray makes that sound recently.

[zeroboo]

yea, some sorta slow jaggy sound.

its almost like the tray is hitting both sides constantly on its way out....

[lem]

Same problem here.

[tyler]

Yep, mine does that. And my brothers.
Another shining example of Sonys build quality.

[will2003]

does anyone know how i can fix this prob?

when i eject my ps2 tray is tends to come out vibrating whilst my friends one comes out nice and smoothly

You can't, really - the PS2 tray runs out on a white plastic guide over a spiral threaded bar - if it's juddering on the way in and out, it's because the plasitc guide thing is worn. This happens in PS2s less than a few months old, but is accelerated by dust and grime etc.

It's just that - poor $ony build quality

[wonton]

Yeah I've had this too, although for me it was a precursor for more problems to come. After it had been happening for a few months my PS2 stopped loading up games. Just like that. I'd put a game disc in and it would go straight to the Browser screen, making some awful sounding grinding noises along the way. I phoned Sony and got the usual prices for replacement/repair, but to their credit the guy suggested a lens cleaner disc first (yeah I know duh! but there you go, I'm a technophobe at heart). And good on him too, it seemed to do the trick, mostly. Occaisionally it doen't work (very frustrating, PES3 is ruling my spare time currently) but if I leave it switched off for an hour or so it seems to right itself. I've had it a few years so it's out of warranty, and been flogged, think I might open it up & dust it out at some time.

Anyway, I waffle. T'ra.

[Yod@]

making some awful sounding grinding noises along the way.

If you're lucky, the "awful grinding noises" might signify a potentially repairable problem.

The lens is attached (well, on the few PS2s that I've looked at) to a piece of plastic with a groove on it, which is moved via a worm gear.

If the groove/worm gear is dirty or worn, it can end up jumping over the worm gearing producing the grinding noise.

If you give the groove a bit of a clean, lubricate the worm gear with some silicon grease, and maybe even remove the piece of plastic, warm it up (heat from a soldering iron or something), and bend it downwards slightly to increase the tension on it, you might find that your PS2 will work ok afterwards.

[wonton]

Cheers Yod@

Think I'll give that a try. Prodding with what is for me expensive technictrickery is usually a no no, but I've been thinking of going for a new PS2 anyway, may as well give that a whirl first, see if I can break my kak-handed record