HP LJ-1100 stops feeding part way through page

[Snowowl]

My printer has started to act up from time to time always the same way; up until now it has always eventually decided to play nice again and work for a bit. Except today. It's obstinate.

Here is what happens: I feed pages singly through either the front (single) or back (continuous) feed slot.
It moves the paper in until about the last 2 inches are still showing above the feed slot. At this point it hesitates a bit, then moves it on about another inch. Then it just stops. When I remove the cartridge the sheet isn't torn or mangled and just about 1/4" lightly caught in the lower front of the printer.

Can anyone suggest a reason and cure, please?

BTW. Yes the printer has some age - but not all that much wear. I am still on the original cartridge which has plenty of strength left. I also still have a good part of the only pack of paper I bought.

Any ideas?? TIA!

[Big Al]

Check the rubber feed rollers for paper dust. If they are not dusty they may have gotten stiff and hard and can not always grab the paper. Been a long time since I worked on one of these. I use a product called OOPS to clean the rollers and refresh them a bit, available wherever paint is sold.

Al

[Snowowl]

Thanks for answering Al,

I tried cleaning the one roller that's exposed with a solvent I had already here. A lot of "ink" came off but I didn't find the interior of the printer to be dusty. I rather suspect that the roller(s) may have dried out as you suggest.

I'll probably try to find the Oops that you mentioned and give it another try - if not successful then that's that. New printers are amazingly cheap but I wonder whether they will last even half as long as this one did. Thanks again!