Closer look found the gear had a tiny slpit from one end to the other along the shaft. I slid the gear back down the shaft to mesh with the other gear, but noticed the gear slid very easily. I found a little delrin gear that had slid to the end of the motor shaft, not meshing with it's mate gear. I removed the four screws holding down the CD mechanism and lifted it out, which was resting on four springs. There was a piece of double sided sticky tape near the front just behind the display panel also holding down the top cover. I inserted a small flat blade and little by little I got each side up and off. Posted on Tuesday, Ap19:27 GMTI was able to pry open the top panel that is held in with four plastic 'Christmas-Tree' type retainers used to hold car interior panels to the doors. They are not difficult to reinstall - just be aware they are present. Word of caution - when removing the case four springs used for vibration reduction will fall out. Poor design especially considering Bose is supposed to be top of the line. Of course, the gear could slip again in the future as I did nothing more than push it back in place. The CD went back in the case and everything functions properly.

The problem was the plastic gear on the motor had slipped where it was no longer engaging. You now have access to the motor that drives the CD changer.

Use a slot screw driver to pop the tabs under the end silver covers. Remove the there phillips head screws in-line from left to right. Remove all silver covers by carefully prying (glued on). Resolution: I took the entire case off of my Lifestyle 20 system as the CD Changer Manual Release would not work. Posted on Friday, Decem02:16 GMTProblem: CD changer case will not eject and motor is constantly running.

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