- Before re-assembly, check each pawl to see if any one is warped or broken.
- Check the tip of each pawl (circled above) to see if it is bent or damaged.
- A damaged tip can cause pawl marks to appear on paper, and cause other problems like allowing paper to wrap around the pressure roller.
Disconnect the coil spring from the bracket.
- When you re-attach the long hook of the coil spring, wrap it under the rotating arm first, and then set the tension spring.
- Open the holder attached to the outside of the bracket, rotate the pawl, and then remove it from the tip of the arm.
- Open the bracket and then remove the stripper pawl rotation arm.
Remove the coil spring from the pawl rotation arm.
- When you re-attach the coil spring, set the short hook (circled red) on the pawl first, and then set the pawl and spring.
- Open the holder, and then separate the pawl and the arm shaft.