Yamaha MDX-E100 Service Manual page 9

Removal of Spindle Motor (Fig.9)
• Once the spindle motor is removed, it will be neces-
sary to perform "Pickup Rating". (See page 14.)
1. Remove 3 screws (C1).
2. Remove the spindle motor by moving it in the arrow
direction.
Caution
a. Be careful not to scratch the gear.
(Scratched gear will produce noises during searching.)
b. As the turn-table is magnetized, keep foreign objects
from being attracted.
Removal of Optical Pickup Head (Fig.10 and Fig.11)
1. Remove 3 screws (F1).
Caution
Use care so as not to cause any damage to the gear.
(The damaged gear will cause abnormal noise to occur
while searching.)
2. Remove a screw (F2).
The leaf spring (A) attached to the P.U. will be reused
when replacing the pickup. It is not supplied with the
optical pickup.
3. Using tweezers or the like, pull the PU shaft from the
base a little. Pull only enough to allow the pickup to
come off. If it is pulled off completely, the oil on the
shaft will be scraped off.
Be sure to keep oil on the shaft!
Assembly of Optical Pickup
• When installing the pickup to the MD guide (A), be
sure to tighten the leaf spring (A) with it.
• When installing the pickup to the MD mechanism, fit
the pickup into the MD guide (B) first, match the boss
of the MD guide (A) and its hole in the chassis and
tighten them with a screw.
Turn Table
(F1)x3
Ø1.7x9.5mm
Optical Pickup
Fit the pickup into the MD guide (B) first
MDX-E100
Spindle Motor
(C1)x3
Ø1.7x2.5mm
(C1)x1
Ø1.7x2.1mm
Fig.9
Optical Pickup Head
MD Guide (B)
MD Guide (A)
PU Shaft
Leaf Spring (A)
Fig. 11
(F2)x1
Ø1.4x2.2mm
Fig. 10
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