HP — Remove printer drive assembly gears

Remove printer drive assembly gears Step 1 Remove the following assemblies: • Remove the toner cartridge. See “Toner cartridge removal and replacement” on page 96. • If installed, remove tray 3. See “Remove tray 3” on page 97. • Remove the cassette from tray 2. See “Remove the cassette from tray 2” on page 97. • Remove the DIMM cover. See “Remove DIMM cover” on page 99. • Remove the rear cover. See “Remove rear cover” on page 100. • Remove the top cover. See “Remove top cover” on page 102. • Remove the EIO card (if installed). See “Remove EIO card” on page 98. • Remove the formatter PCB. See “Remove formatter PCB” on page 112. • Remove the printer drive assembly.

See “Remove printer drive assembly” on page 134. • Unplug the two ribbon cables. See “Remove ribbon cable harness” on page 132. • Remove the motor plate. See “Remove motor plate” on page 137. Note The drive assembly gears are secured to the drive assembly plate by either the motor plate or a keyed master gear positioned at the top of a gear cluster. Step 2 Lift off the printer drive assembly gears. Remove the keyed master gear to free gears in a gear cluster (some gear clusters contain more than one keyed master gear). Figure 112. Remove printer drive-assembly gears C7058-90936 Internal disassembly and assembly 139