Saturday Projects™ .com | Canon Printer Error 5100 - How to fix - mx310 disassembly - see desc.
I'm glad I took the time to make this repair. I really like this printer because it's super easy to refill the ink so my per page price is really cheap. I removed the back 5 screws. I removed the side, 2 screws. I removed the white tray and cleaned it. Note that I used a turkey baster to suck any liquid back out of the two tubes. The spring on the bottom was tricky, but not unmanageable. After all this, I still got the 5100 error. Here's the kicker. A week or so back I was removing some trim in the same room and busting it up to put in the garbage. A piece of wood must have flown into the paper feeder... THAT was the problem. Moral of the story, do a more thorough visual inspection prior to disassembly. I think if I just had removed the wood piece, the printer would have been fine, and I wouldn't have needed to take things apart. On the positive side, I know how to take apart this printer, and I was able to clean up the inside a bit. TIPS: Take your time, wiggle the side plastic pieces to figure out where the tabs are and how they might release. I leave the plug off of the print cartridge after refilling. When I put the plug in, the ink doesn't flow. Also, I use a ink jet cleaner fluid to clean the jets on the ink cartridge. When it's more clogged, I'll put a bit of the cleaning fluid directly into the ink. Works great! Happy to answer any questions.
I'm glad I took the time to make this repair. I really like this printer because it's super easy to refill the ink so my per page price is really cheap. I removed the back 5 screws. I removed the side, 2 screws. I removed the white tray and cleaned it. Note that I used a turkey baster to suck any liquid back out of the two tubes. The spring on the bottom was tricky, but not unmanageable. After all this, I still got the 5100 error. Here's the kicker. A week or so back I was removing some trim in the same room and busting it up to put in the garbage. A piece of wood must have flown into the paper feeder... THAT was the problem. Moral of the story, do a more thorough visual inspection prior to disassembly. I think if I just had removed the wood piece, the printer would have been fine, and I wouldn't have needed to take things apart. On the positive side, I know how to take apart this printer, and I was able to clean up the inside a bit. TIPS: Take your time, wiggle the side plastic pieces to figure out where the tabs are and how they might release. I leave the plug off of the print cartridge after refilling. When I put the plug in, the ink doesn't flow. Also, I use a ink jet cleaner fluid to clean the jets on the ink cartridge. When it's more clogged, I'll put a bit of the cleaning fluid directly into the ink. Works great! Happy to answer any questions.