"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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wrote:

There is a plastic part inside my DVD player that is broken. Where
can I get the part?

The DVD player came out of an Xbox 360 and it is a Hitachi GDR-3120L
FK78 drive. I've opened it up and there are several gears inside.
One is a rack that slides left to right as the tray opens and closes.
There is a pin sticking out of it that moves in a track on the tray.
This pin is broken. I need to replace this entire piece. The piece
has this number stamped on it - JD5X WW2-4.

To see a picture of it click he
http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair...mbly%20034.jpg

On the left side of that picture there is a rack and pinion. The rack
is shown vertically with the teeth near the bottom. At the top is
small pin, that is part of the rack, and it is broken. Where can I
get this part?

Thanks,
Don


Just replace the drive, unless you find a pile of identical dead
drives with good gears.



You need a specific drive, not just any will work. You may be able to find a
drive by the same manufacture which contains the same mechanical parts, it's
probably cheapest to buy a whole drive to get the parts.