Fuser Assembly - Lexmark Optra C Service Manual

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Fuser Assembly

See Assembly 32-1.
1. Open the multipurpose paper pick up door.
2. Release two green paper pickup cassette latches and slide the
assembly out.
3. Open the fuser access door.
4. Release the fuser access door strap (push down and pull out on
the top of the latch and slide up).
5. Pivot the fuser door down until the right hand interlock stud lines
up with the keyway fuser bracket and remove the access door.
6. Remove the two screws (captive).
7. Remove the oil bottle.
8. Using the two knobs slide the fuser out as far as the slides will
allow and lift off of slide.
Note: Lift the fuser out slowly and evenly to prevent oil from
being spilled. If the fuser is to be changed or moved, the oil
must be removed.
a. Locate the oil suction kit (a suction tool and oil storage bot-
tle) shipped with the printer.
b. Extract the oil from the oil bottle compartment with the suc-
tion tool and put it into the oil storage bottle.
c. Drain the oil from the fuser oil pan into the oil bottle compart-
ment by pumping the release lever about 50 times.
d. Repeat steps b and c three or four times.
e. Put the cap on the oil storage bottle and pack separately.
Clean and store the suction tool. To reuse the oil in the stor-
age bottle after you move the printer, pour it back into the oil
bottle you were using. Install this bottle in its compartment.
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