How to Change the Rollers on an HP 2100 Printer

Keep your sheets neat by replacing the rollers when needed

The rollers for the HP 2100 are designed to last for up to 100,000 pages of printing. After that, the parts wear and paper may not be fed through the machine as well as it used to, causing paper jams or crinkled sheets. The maintenance kit for the HP 2100 comes with replacement rollers and other printer parts that may need to be replaced. You may also purchase the rollers separately online or from office supply stores.

Things You'll Need

• HP 2100 printer
• Latex gloves
• HP 2100 maintenance kit or transfer roller RG5 4164
• 1 tray 1 feed/separation roller RF5 2900
• 1 tray 2 feed/separation roller RF5 2891

Instructions

Transfer Roller Replacement

1. Turn off power to the printer and unplug the unit. Allow it to cool at least 30 minutes before starting any work on the machine. Put on latex gloves before handling the transfer roller.

2. Open the door to the area housing the toner cartridge. Remove the cartridge and set it aside. Find the transfer roller. There should be black bushing at the left side of the roller near the gears.

3. Pinch the tabs on the black bushing and lift the transfer roller out of the printer. Set it aside.

4. Insert the new transfer roller by pinching the black bushing tabs and sliding the roller into position until it snaps into place. Once in position, release the tabs and tug gently to be certain it is securely in place.

Tray 1 Pickup Roller Replacement

1. Turn off the printer and unplug the unit. Allow the machine to cool for 30 minutes before beginning any work. Once cool, remove the following doors: the DIMM cover, rear cover and top cover.

2. Open the door to the area housing the toner and remove the toner cartridge. Set it aside. Release the toner drive arm located at the right side of the toner door.

3. Locate and remove the screws at the front left and right corners on the top of the printer and the two screws at the right and left at the top of the back of the printer. You can now access tray 1

4. Locate the latch at the left side of the hinge for the toner door. Release this latch and then remove the door.

5. Pull out the old pickup roller and replace it with the new tray 1 pickup roller. Reassemble the printer.

Tray 2 Delivery Roller Replacement

1. Turn off the printer and unplug the unit. Allow the machine to cool for 30 minutes before beginning any work. Once cool, remove tray 3 if it is installed and the tray for paper. Turn the printer over so it is resting on its top side.

2. Press the lever to the left, then turn the white bushing until its tab is in line with the carriage opening. Move the white bushing left. Rotate and remove the black bushing.

3. Move the tray 2 delivery roller to the right until you can remove it. Replace it with the new roller, reusing the spacers from the old roller. Reassemble the black bushing being certain it is rotated and snapped into place

Tips & Warnings

• Oils from your skin or other sources will damage the transfer roller.

References

• Rhino Tek: Maintenance Kit Instructions
• Metro Fuser: HP 2100 Maintenanc Kit Instructions