C128D Floppy Drive issue

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My C128D floppy drive is not working and looking for some assistance with it.

When I start the computer the drive LED just constantly flashes.

I have used the 1541 Diag cart and I can make the drive head move and can see the floppy disk spinning but it doesn't want to read it doesn't seem to try to attempt a read

I've cleaned the heads the drive itself was clean inside.

Anyone got any other ideas I could try?

The computer seems fine otherwise
 
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A copy of the schematic (310637_rev2_C128_integral_disk.tiff) can be downloaded from

https://drive.google.com/open?...m9WMDYzRFU
 
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