[quote=Diamond_Jim]
So, I left it sticking out for about three more weeks. Until one day while waiting to pick my wife up, I got bored and REALLY started investigating. I took a long ratcheting tie wrap and slid it along the right side of the mechanism (I honestly don't remember if it was on top or underneath) and managed to release the 3 disk cartridge and leave the mechanism still sticking out. The cardridge had all three disks in it.
Then all I had to do was reach in with my finger and "trick" the player into thinking the cartridge was still there, pressed eject, and it retracted "empty handed". I popped open the little door and looked inside, and guess what? There was a disk still in there! I pulled it out with a pair of hemostats, and ejected the mechanism, and now it works like a charm!
Thanks for the idea. I had the same problem and now it is fixed. I put my factory deck back in and took out the kenwood that I put there because I thought the original was "kaput". Thanks again, for your inquisitiveness has solved my problem.
