Brother MFC9700 Service Manual page 85

[Disassembling the heat-fixing unit]
(1) Remove the three screws and take off the FU front paper guide.
(2) Remove the three screws and take off the star wheel holder ASSY.
Star wheel holder ASSY
(3) Release the heater thermistor harness from the three harness guides provided on the
underside of the heat-fixing unit.
(4) Remove the two screws from the top of the heat-fixing unit.
(5) Unlatch the upper FU frame from the lower one at each of the right and left ends.
Taptite, cup B M3x20
Latch
Harness guide
Heat-fixing unit
FU front paper guide
Upper side
Lower side
Heat-fixing unit
Heat-fixing unit
Heater thermistor harness
Harness
guides
Latch
Heater thermistor harness
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Screw, bind M3x10
Screw, bind M3x10
Taptite, cup B M3x20