e-studio 310c Gear Problem

[mpact]

Just got a toshiba 310c. Having problems with fuser gears. The gear that drives the fuser broke as well as a gear on fuser unit. Replaced but still makes grinding noise when warming up. Any ideas to correct this would be greatly appreciated.

[mckinley]

check the rest of the gears in the fuser for wear, there's a double toothed gear which wears often on these machines ( white gear ) also, the gears that get driven by the one on the rear frame ( fuser drive ) there's a one way bearing & a couple of brass bushes on the fuser unit ( where the fuser & the gear on the frame meet ) , the one way bearing needs lub. & the brass bushes get very tight because dirt gets in there, usually after cleaning those bushes, replacing worn down gears etc... the noise goes & the machine sounds much better.

[mpact]

Thanks for the help. I'll try that out.