Removing The Carriage Assembly - Epson Stylus COLOR 440 Service Manual

EPSON Stylus COLOR 440, 640, and 740

4.2.4.7 Removing the Carriage Assembly

1. Remove the housing. (Refer to
2. Remove the ink cartridges and the printhead. (See
3. Loosen the timing belt by pushing the timing belt tensioning
mechanism inward. (See Figure
from the CR motor.
4. Remove the timing belt tensioning mechanism by pushing it in far
enough to enable you to slide it out through the notches in the
frame.
5. Remove the torsion spring inserted between the frame and the PG
lever. See Figure 4-18. Release the hooks holding the PG lever in
place and remove the lever.
6. Gently pry up the hook built into the PG lever support, and remove
the PG lever support and washer from the CR guide shaft. See
Figure 4-19.
7. Remove the screw (No.7) fixing the right parallelism adjustment
bushing. Rotate the bushing so that its tabs fit into the notches in
the frame, and remove the bushing.
8. Remove the carriage with the CR guide shaft.
Section 4.2.1.)
Section 4.2.4.1.)
4-11.) Then remove the timing belt
Chapter 4 Disassembly and Assembly


The washer should be installed with its convex side
C A U T I O N
facing inward against the right parallelism adjustment
bushing.


During disassembly, the oil pad that lubricates the CR
guide shaft may fall out of the carriage unit. Be sure
to put it back during reassembly. See
When disassembling the right parallelism adjustment
C H E C K
P O I N T
bushing, mark its present position on the frame so that
you can omit gap adjustment after assembly.
Figure 4-18. Installing the PG Lever
Figure 6-1.
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