SX™
Service and Maintenance Manual 3-84
960714-02B © 2007 I2407
SECTION 3 – COMPONENT REPAIR
PRINTHEAD CRADLE ASSEMBLY
SECONDARY RIBBON DRIVE BELT
(con’t)
1. Remove any ribbon from both the supply and
take-up hubs.
2. Remove the outside cradle cover.
3. Loosen the clamp collar and the set screws on
the transfer shaft pulley.
4. Open the cradle cover and locate the belt
tensioner for the secondary ribbon rewind drive
belt. Loosen this belt tensioner, accessing the
two mounting screws through the clearance
holes in the inner plate. (Note: depending on
the model of Sharp SX
you have, there may
be a cable tie through one of the clearance
holes. If the hex wrench will not fit through the
hole and properly seat in the screw, the cable
tie will need to be removed and replaced at the
end of this repair.) The hinge screws fastening
the hinge to the cradle plate also need to be
removed to allow clearance for the pulley to
slide out of the machine.
5. The transfer shaft will now be free to slide.
Move the transfer shaft to the outside of the
machine to remove the DC roller clutch pulley.
There is one nylon washer located on each
side of this pulley. When sliding the transfer
shaft, be sure to catch the pulley and the two
nylon washers as the shaft is withdrawn from
them. Do not misplace these washers, as they
are needed for proper machine operation.
Once the shaft is free of the interior
components, lift the pulley up from the
machine. Remove the belt from the teeth of
the pulley and onto the hub. Rotate the pulley
to free it from the belt.
REPLACEMENT
Outside Cradle
Screws
Figure 3-208. Removing the Outside Cradle Cover
Figure 3-209. Transfer Shaft Components
Transfer
Shaft Pulley
Clamp Collar
Figure 3-210. Secondary Ribbon Drive Belt Tensioner
Belt Tensioner
Tensioner
Access Holes
Rear Hinge
Hinge
Access
Holes