CD player won't eject. Gives message "Err" instead.

[2004mountaineers]

CD player won't eject. Gives message "Err" instead.
Any advice?
I think it is one of those 6CD players.
2004 Mercury Mountaineer, v6, 4liter, "awd", previous owner removed front drive shaft for unknown reasons.

 

[fordysenior]

Maybe there's too many cd's jammed into it. If not, does it have power going to it? Check all the installation wires, and the fuses. Is it a factory unit or aftermarket? Sounds like you'll need to remove it, open it up to get the cd's and then trash it and replace with a new one. You can try Crutchfields for a new one.

 

[2004mountaineers]

Maybe there's too many cd's jammed into it. If not, does it have power going to it? Check all the installation wires, and the fuses. Is it a factory unit or aftermarket? Sounds like you'll need to remove it, open it up to get the cd's and then trash it and replace with a new one. You can try Crutchfields for a new one.

It has power. The CD player plays GREAT. The only problem is I don't like the CD(s) that are in it.
If there were a way to brute-force the old CD's OUT and get my "mix-tape" CD in, I would be set for life, at zero-cost.
I won't care, at that point, if it won't eject, won't matter.
That versus paying $300+ for a new CD-player.
edit: I may try the first 30seconds of this video when I get the time: while getting it out via the 2nd video.

 

[2004mountaineers]

Well, I got the old CD out, after removing the cd-player.
Now so far at least, I cannot get my "new" CD INTO the player (not with power and not without power).

 

[2004mountaineers]

Well, I finally got my CD into the player. Now when I press the CD button, it says "Disk Error",
and automatically goes to radio.

 

[2004mountaineers]

Well, thought maybe the disc was supposed to be label-down instead of label-up, but that did not fix it either.
That's so weird, since the old CD was playing in there fine.............