Posted by Larry/Ca on 11/11/09 2:31pm
Msg #310700

Brother printers

Hi All,
I have two hl5250 printers and they both started leaving roller marks at 70 to 80 thousand copies. I'm going to buy another 5250 because I like them and the tray cost as much as a refurbished printer. I thought that the lines were caused by a sticky roller, none of the rollers are stuck. Has anyone ever fixed this problem?

Reply by James Schultz on 11/11/09 2:46pm
Msg #310704

I have 2 HL5240's which are similar to your model.You'll need to replace the photo drum.You can buy just this item on e-bay and install it yourself.Last time I bought one, it was about $25.00 and 5 min. to install.

Reply by Larry/Ca on 11/11/09 3:36pm
Msg #310712

Line stays with the machine through toner and drum replacements. Since both of mine died the same way I thought this might be common and someone might have a fix.

Reply by desktopfull on 11/11/09 3:42pm
Msg #310716

Fixed mine replacing the drum and throughly cleaning the unit because toner had leaked, using the same printer now for 7 years.

Reply by LC/AZ on 11/11/09 4:36pm
Msg #310721

Just picked mine up from shop today....

I have an MFC 8460N. Was getting black streaks down the middle of docs. Had to replace the fuser roller. Big bucks!

Reply by MW/VA on 11/11/09 7:38pm
Msg #310737

From time to time you need to clean the corona wire. I learned about this from Brother tech support.
On the back of the drum unit there is a blue tab w/an arrow on it. If you slide that back & forth 30 times it will clean the corona wire. Apparently toner builds up on it from usage. Works like a charm for me.