Disassembling The Tractor Unit - Epson FX-870 Service Manual

Disassembly and Assembly

Disassembling the Tractor Unit

1. Remove the paper guide assembly, ribbon, top cover, front cover, paper eject cover, and tractor
unit. (See page 4-5.)
2. Release the two clips for cog (17)
3. the right tractor frame from the tractor shaft and the tractor guide shaft.
Remove
4. Remove the E-ring from the tractor shaft.
5. the right tractor, the paper support unit, and the left tractor from the tractor shaft and
Remove
tractor guide shaft.
When reassembling the tractor unit, be sure to snap the clips for cog (17) onto the tractor
shaft.
4-22
the tractor shaft. Remove the cog.
from
Tractor Shaft
Figure 4-23. Disassembling the Tractor Unit
Assembly Note
Figure 4-24. Position of the Cog
Tractor Guide Shaft
Clips
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