Lubrication The Carriage Guide Shaft - Epson Stylus Color C70 Service Manual

EPSON Stylus COLOR C70/C80

6.1.4 Lubrication the Carriage Guide Shaft

This section includes the procedure for lubricating the carriage guide shaft. Unlike
other models, the lubrication of the carriage guide shaft is performed under many
restrictions. Therefore, be sure to observe the CAUTION in the previous section and
perform lubrication by strictly following the steps specified.
1. Remove the printhead. (Refer to 4.2.5)
2. Remove the carriage unit. (Refer to 4.2.6)
3. Clean the carriage shaft by wiping the shaft's surface with a dry cloth.
Figure 6-1. Cleaning the Carriage Guide Shaft
4. Remove the Oil Pad (a felt pad) from the back of the carriage unit.
NOTE: Donot re-use once removed pad.
5. Remove 2 springs securing sub-oil pads, and remove 2 sub-oil pad.
NOTE: Donot re-use once removed sub-oil-pads.
Securing Spring
Figure 6-2. Oil Pads and fixing brackets
Maintenance
Carriage Guide Shaft
Dry Cloth
Sub oil Pad
6. Using the dry cloth, completely wipe the inner surfaces of the 2 metallic bushings
through which the carriage guide shaft is set. Especially, wipe well off black stains
if any. Also, clean the portion where the pad was attached using the cloth.
Wipe off black
stains completely.
Metallic bushings
Figure 6-3. Locations for Oil Pad and Bushings
7. Get a smallest-diameter syringe available. The small syringe shown below only
contains 2 cc maximally.
Figure 6-4. Small Syringe
Be sure to use a small-diameter syringe to minimize the tolerance.
Small syringe allows you to see pushed amount (stroke) more
clearly.
Overview
Revision A
Spring
Oil Pad
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