Brother HL-2040

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17 Aug 2008 Print quality good, but paper feed/jamming issues I've had one of these on my secretary's desk for less than two years. Initially it worked fine. Good print quality for text, which is 99% of what we print. About six months later, my secretary started getting paper jams. They became more frequent over time. Last week, the machine stopped feeding paper, both from the paper tray and the one-sheet-at-a-time slot. What would happen is that the paper feed mechanism would start and then abruptly stop before the sheet of paper was fully loaded. I ... –Mark D. Gershensonfrom Amazon.com
27 Jul 2008 Semi Dispossable Printer This is the second 2040 I've had, 1st one lasted about a year (paid $150 for it) before the drum went. Drum costs more than printer at local stores. Bought a new one for $100 (new drum, new catridge), again it's lasted just over a year and the drum light is on again. So I'm shopping again. Money wise I got my money's worth and it worked fine all year. Environment wise I don't like dumping these in the landfill because they can't make a drum that'll last longer than a year, or at least provide a... –Jay Dfrom Amazon.com
15 Jul 2008 How to fix if paper feed brakes This is how I "fixed it" if the paper feed stops working,
first, see if the manual feed still works,
if it does, then this simple solution is probably the answer.

you need to take off the left side panel, the one under the go button and lights.
once the side panel is off, in the very front you will see a black gear wheel. Part of the gear wheel has no spikes in it, it's not supposed to.
there is a spring, running from a nob on the gear wheal to the printer frame.
The defect... –Audreyfrom Amazon.com

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