Rollers squeak. My Dell 1700 Printer rollers are squeaking/sounds like they are "too tight" or needs oiling when printing. Can you tell me what to do to stop that annoying noise?

There are three rollers. One in the tray and two in the feed assembly. Could be the registration assembly but I have not replaced many of these.

Hi

Normally the squeaks are produced near the paper delivery path hence check to make sure there the sound is produced from. I am sure not from inside the printer. Hence check to make sure you oil the only required place. Like the rollers delivering the paper our of the printer especially.

In 2840 there is a shaft with 4 - 5 small rollers which pinch the paper to delivery our hence oil the shaft do not add more oil just a little will do.

Do Not Use oil.
Replace the drum rollers,clean the belt tension roller and the front drum glides.
Repeat...No Oil.

A lot of the smaller copiers get random squeaks and squeals from time to time. Eventually some of them will go away, but if you want to try to get rid of it yourself, a can of compressed air is a good place to start.

Try to isolate the area where the squeaking is coming from, and blow some air into that part. Many times the squeak is from dirty bushings or rollers.

If that doesn't help and you can isolate the noise to a specific set of rollers, clean the rollers with either alcohol or D-ink and see if that makes a difference.

This could be caused by a few different things:

1. Your cartridge
2. Your rollers that pull the paper through the machine
3. Fuser

If it is the cartridge, try changing it to see if it makes a difference. If it doesn't and the problem is with your fuser or rollers, you could be due for a maintenance cleaning and a certified technician can help rid you of the squeak.

It sounds as though the rollers are needing to be totally replaced. There are other rollers as well and pickup pads that need replacing after awhile. I suggest taking it to a Lexmark dealer as the Dell and Lexmark printers usually take similar parts. They may even sell you the parts to replace yourself if you know what you are doing.

Hello,
The squeaking is often the guide rollers for the tub. The bearings get dry and squeak as they turn... a bit of oil my fix the problem till you can get new rollers. The other cause could be the belt tensioner pulley...that too can be fix temporarily by oil til a replacement can be found...

Heatman101

One of two things. The fuser bearings get noisy in those.
Or there are several small hard plastic rollers on steel shafts or even mounted on springs they they can get very noisy.

yha u have to change taplone tap on rollers.it is broken so create noise.

The squeek is caused by friction if you have a steady hand get a bottle of 3 in 1 oil .. apply one drop of oil to each side of the roller ( make sure you put the oil on the metal pin that hold the rollers in place)Then feed a paper through so it lubricates those areas. this will stop the squeeking sound. Be very carefull not to get any oil on the roller. You want the oil on the metal pin that holds the roller in place. If you get oil on the roller use rubbing alchohol and a cue tip to clean it off. This is the safest liquid to use its not abrasive and it evaporates.