Tractor Select Lever Disassembly - Epson DFX-8500 Service Manual

DFX-8500

3.2.6.3 Tractor Select Lever Disassembly

This section describes how to disassemble the tractor select lever and how to remove the ribbon feed motor
and tractor select sensor.
1. Remove the left and right covers. (See Section 3.2.3.2.)
2. Remove the front panel. (See Section 3.2.3.3.)
3. Remove the upper case. (See Section 3.2.3.4.)
4. Remove the printer mechanism. (See Section 3.2.6.)
5. Remove the fan. (See Section 3.2.6.1.)
6. Remove the ribbon feed change lever unit. (See Section 3.2.6.2.)
7. Remove 2 screws (CP (S-P1), M3×6), 2 leaf springs, and 2 washers securing the ribbon feed motor to
the ribbon feed motor frame, then remove the motor. (See Figure 3-49.)
8. Remove 1 e-ring (# 3) securing the upper and lower tractor select levers, then remove the levers. (See
Figure 3-49.)
9. Remove 1 e-ring (# 3) securing the tractor select cam, then remove the cam. (See Figure 3-49.)
10. Remove 1 screw (CPS (P1), M2×10) securing the tractor select sensor, then remove the sensor. (See
Figure 3-49.)
11. Use wire cutters to cut the wire band securing the ribbon feed motor and tractor select sensor cables to
the ribbon feed motor frame.
T r a c t o r S e l e c t L e v e r
U p p e r
T r a c t o r S e l e c t
L e v e r S p r i n g
C P S ( P 1 ) ( M 2 X 1 0 )
T r a c t o r S e l e c t
S e n s o r
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T r a c t o r S e l e c t C a m
E - r i n g ( 3 )
T r a c t o r S e l e c t
L e v e r l o w e r
R i b b o n F e e d M o t o r
Figure 3-49. Tractor Select Lever Disassembly
W a s h e r
L e a f S p r i n g
T r a c t o r S e l e c t T r a n s m i s s i o n G e a r
E - r i n g ( 3 )
T r a c t o r S e l e c t
T r a n s m i s s i o n G e a r
R i b b o n F e e d M o t o r
F r a m e
C P ( S - P 1 ) ( M 3 X 6 )