HP 4250 squeaks

[Jeromy]

Hey guys. New here and have a question. Got an HP 4250 that squeaks really bad when printing. Replaced fuser, rollers, toner and finally the swing arm gear. None of those worked so i tried different things and it seems that the squeaking only happens when using Tray 2. Any ideas on what might cause this and how to fix it?

[cs_steve]

If you have another 4250 around or a 4200, 4300, 4350 ... I would swap paper trays and see if the noise goes away.

We all use different terms for noises -- but I think of squeaking as high-pitched, "metal on metal" type sound. If that's the sound you're hearing, on this model squeaking is normally either a toner cartridge, fuser, or the output assembly.

If you're sure that's it ONLY happens when printing from Tray 2, it should be something awry with the tray 2 pickup assembly...

[Jeromy]

Thnak you for the quick reply. I have swapped out the toner, fuser and a tray from a different printer. still squeaks. i guess the sound could be a metal on metal sound like an old hamster wheel it was it sounds like. i guess i could try the output assembly.