Disassembling The Carriage Mechanism; Figure 3-57. Removing The Belt Pulley; Figure 3-58. Removing The Front Carriage Guide Shaft - Epson C117001-N - DFX 5000+ B/W Dot-matrix Printer Service Manual

3.2.7.19 Disassembling the Carriage Mechanism

This section describes how to disassemble the carriage mechanism including removing the
carriage, CR timing belt, and front and rear carriage guide shafts.
1. Remove the CRmotor. (Refer to Section 3.2.7.17)
Remove the belt pulley from the belt pulley holder.
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3. Unhook the spring securing the encoder belt to the right side frame.
4. Loosen the hexagonal nuts securing the front carriage guide shaft to the left and right side
frames. Remove the front carriage guide shaft by pulling it through the hole in the right side
frame. (When you remove the front carriage guide shaft, move the carriage to the left side.)
5. On the left side frame, remove the E-ring securing the carriage guide shaft gear to the rear
carriage guide shaft, then remove the carriage guide shaft gear and paper thickness sensor
holder.
Remove the FIG motor. (Refer to Section 3.2.7.4)
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Figure 3-58. Removing the Front Carriage Guide Shaft

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Figure 3-57. Removing the Belt Pulley

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