| 1. First you
have to remove the printer lid. Raise the lid to the perpendicular
position and
lift up on one side and then the other. |
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| 2. Then you
have to remove the two top screws (one on each side) with a number 10
Torx
screwdriver. |
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3. Then you
have to remove the left end cap. There is a plastic tab on the front
and back
sides of the printer. Hang the printer off the table a little bit and
insert a
flat blade screwdriver as shown, approximately 1 inch. Then press the
plastic
away from the printer. At the same time, with the other hand lift the
top of
the end cap where the screw was toward the outside of the printer.
After one of
the tabs comes loose the other is easier.
This is
probably
the hardest part!!! |
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| 4. After removing the left end cap remove
the right end cap the same
way. Be
careful here because this one has wires attached. |
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| 5.
After removing
the cover disconnect the wire to the front panel buttons. |
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| 6.
Now insert the
blade of the screwdriver into the coils of the spring and unhook it
from the
right side. This will remove the tension from the belt. |
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| 7. On the
left side remove the belt
from around the motor gear. If the teeth of the gear are full of crud
from the
old belt the should be cleaned one by one with a pointed instrument. |
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| 8.
There is a
plastic strip that runs the width of the printer. On the left side
there is a
metal plate that acts as a spring. Release the tension and unhook the
strip.
Then unhook the strip on the right side. You don’t have to remove the
strip
from the printer, Just unhook it. |
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| 9.
On the right
hand side there is a piece of black plastic that controls the height of
the
axle. Don’t rotate the piece. Insert the blade of the screwdriver
between the
plastic and the metal side of the printer. Gently pry the plastic out
to the
end of the axle and the axle falls down and out. |
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| 10.
Pull the axle
toward the front and the left side will fall out as well. Then lay the
carriage
down on its front and you will see where the belt is placed in the
carriage. |
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| 11.
Remove the
old belt from the loop. |
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| 12.
The new belt
has a small plastic part to take up the excess slack. This part will
sit over
the reddish screw that holds the belt retainer in place. Put the belt
through
the channel the then pull it tight and press the plastic part down as
far as it
will go. |
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13.
Put the
printer back together the opposite way you took it apart. Pull the belt
to
either side the way it will run through the printer. Place the left
side of the
axle in the hole and then align the right side and put it back in
place. Put
the belt onto the left gear first and then the right gear. Then put the
spring
back on. Don’t forget to hook encoder strip back, put the left side on
the
spring and stretch spring onto the right side. After putting the covers
on the
printer should now work perfectly.
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