Carriage asm.
Sheetmetal
Wear Surface
Rubber Ring
(Discard
if present)
Carriage Belt
Clamp Screw
Carriage
Shaft
Left
Retainer
Support
Shaft
Sheetmetal Wear Surface
Perform the following procedures first:
1. Remove the Rear cover.
2. Remove the Top cover asm..
3. Remove the Printhead.
4. Remove the Automatic forms thickness adjust (AFTA)
assembly.
5. Remove the Paper bail assembly.
Then:
Attention:
Use care not to damage the encoder strip.
1. Loosen the carriage belt clamp screws (3) and remove the
belt from the clamp.
Attention:
In the next step, look for small sheetmetal wear
surfaces may be present straddling the side frame where the
carriage shaft is resting; they are easily lost.
2. Remove the left carriage shaft screws and retainer.
3. Remove the carriage and shaft.
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