HOW TO DISASSEMBLE HP HP Color Laser-jet 8500/8550 - Printer

Disassemble procedure_Front cover_ front right cover_ front door_ inside left panel.
The printer keeps track of use on some of its user-replaceable parts. Because maintenance unit life is tracked by the formatter board by page count, swapping maintenance units between printers might cause a misrepresentation of maintenance unit life values.
Separating the printer from the frame.
1 Remove two screws (callout 1) from the attachment cover on the left side of the printer to release the attachment cover.
2 Remove two screws (callout 2) from the attachment bracket.
3 On each side at the bottom of the rack, rotate the locking pins (callout 3) until they slide out of the holes.
4 Roll the printer off of the rack.
Removing the front cover
1 Open the front cover.
2 Remove one screw holding the strap in place (callout 1)
3 Remove one screw holding the cover (callout 2).
4 Open the cover to approximately a 45-degree angle and lift it up to remove it.
Removing the front right cover
1 Open the front door.
2 Remove one screw in the upper right-hand side that holds the front right cover on (callout 1).
3 Pull the cover off.
Removing the inside left panel
1 Remove the front cover
2 Remove the top cover assembly.
3 Remove eight screws on the inside panel (callout 1)
4 Remove the waste toner tray cover (callout 2) by releasing the tab on the right side of the cover with a small screwdriver.
5 Remove the waste toner tray.
6 Open the left lower door to disengage the interlock.
7 Swing both the lower green lever (callout 3) and the upper blue lever (callout 4) to the right.
8 Pull the panel off.
{When replacing the inside left panel, the lower left door and the toner carousel door must be open so that the interlock engages.}