Bob Eager wrote:
On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:44:49 +0000, Lobster wrote:

Excellent, Bob, thanks - far better info than I could glean from all my
web-surfing! I duly popped out the fuser unit and sure enough, the
central large plastic gear wheel is in bits. :-(

Of course, WHY is it in bits....the rollers may have jammed. As I recall,
my faulty fuser has knackered rollers, so you should be ablew to make one
good one out of the two.

Well that would be *really* fab... :-)

Can't see how the fuser comes apart for the life of me: I can see a
small screw at either end in small copper plates, beneath 'warranty void
if removed' stickers, which looks promising, but nothing discernable
seems to happen when I unscrew them! It all looks very prone to damage
if bits are forced the wrong way.

Is it OK to touch the faces of the rollers or does that damage them?
Can't get any purchase anywhere otherwise to try moving them, to check
whether they are jammed...

Thanks
David