Marantz SA-14 acting up

I lubricated the slide last night which didn't seem to do anything at the time but, by morning, the tray was going back in as normal.

It's taking longer to a read a disc but still plays and, BTW, what a difference between it and the Rotel I was using as a back up. The Marantz sounds awesome in comparison!

Thanks to all that took time to comment, I appreciate it!

Thanks all. I will see if I can get the thing open and take a look.

It sounds like something is jammed the transport. I would take the cover off and look inside.

I had a similar problem on a Consonance CDP and it turned out to be a micro switch. It didn't happen all the time but enough to annoy me. Then it happened more frequently and luckily it was under warranty.

With labor going at around $65/hr just to look at it and hoping it's that particular problem, this could be expensive if the part isn't readily available.

Good luck,
Nonoise