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How do I take a Lexmark X83 apart?

Mar 9, 2005 7:21AM PST

I have a Lexmark X83 and think its ok for home use but the other day my kids fed it with inferior paper and it got jammed. I managed to get the paper out through the back but now when it goes to suck paper in for a print it only goes so far and makes a horrible crunching sound.

I did also find a "foreign" body in the back which must have dropped into it whilst I wasn't looking (more like the kids put it in there or left it loafing!!). So I want to take it apart to see if there is anything else in there that shouldn't that is blocking the paper feed path and stops it getting pulled through when printing.

I have found two screws at the back but that doesn't seem to do anything when you take them out. It looks as though you could pull it apart but something is stopping it.

Anyone help?

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Very Carefully
Mar 10, 2005 5:39AM PST

Unless you good at taking things apart and putting them back together you could do more harm than good. Even if there are screws most printers have plastic snaps that can be tricky to release without breaking them. If your
printer is still under warrenty you could void it.
So you may want to check out what it wold cost to have it serviced before tring it yourself. John

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"Don't use the hammer"
Mar 12, 2005 12:30AM PST

I haven't taken a Lexmark apart yet, but most of the ones I have, Epsons, HPs, okidatas, etc. all have plastic snaps internally that must be disengaged in order to separate the covers. Sometimes these snaps are found through an access hole that you can use a flatblade screwdrive to push the snap in a bit.use a putty knife to slide in the separation to hold the snap apart, while attacking the other corners. A thin metal ruler or a kitchen spatular will work. The idea is to get the corners separated to allow the case to slide off. Sometimes a strategically placed screw in the top flip up where the print cartridges are, holds things together preventing one from dissassembly. Once you do one then you will recognize the elegance of the design.