Help with my PCE CD Rom -- Not Loading Games or Audio CDs

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Hello Everyone,

I have a PCE CD Rom with a core grafx system.  Worked perfectly before, but I haven't used it or turned on the system for about 7 years. 

Just today I turned it on and tried to load a game but didn't spin the disc. I open the CD rom unit and found that the gears were frozen so I lubed up all the gear and got the disc to spin normally.  Both motors seem to work fine and all the gears are good. 

The problem now is that any real game or audio CD will not load.  Seems to spin the disc normally but never loads or gives any error on the TV screen.  Audio CDs will only show "0" on the unit. I opened the lid with the lid switch pressed and the laser eye still moves up and down and I can see red light from the laser eye. 

Bad laser? Can lasers go out just from sitting too long?  Any other suggestions on what to look for or check? 

Thanks in advance.