Microtek ScanMaker 3700 Supplementary Manual page 6

2. Remove the carriage shaft bar guide. You can easily achieve this by locating the clip
post towards the front of the scanner. Pull the metal shaft upward until it dislodges from
the clip post. Then simply remove the metal shaft by sliding the shaft out of the shaft
guides. (See illustration below.)
Front of Scanner
Note: Be careful not to pull to hard or do not lift the carriage to high, as this may
break some of the ribbon cable connections. (See illustration below.)
Pull Shaft Guide
Upward
Lift Shaft about 1 inch and pull outward
6