Easy Fix For Dirty Prints on Samsung Printers By Cleaning or Replacing the Transfer Belt

If you have 'dirty prints', extra carbon on the paper, you likely have a dirty Transfer Belt. This video shows how to easily disassemble a Samsung C460 printer and clean the belt. This is the same process for all modern Samsung Printers and LP-360, CLP-365, CLX-3300, CLX-3305, SL-C410W, SL-C430, SL-C460, SL-C480, Xpress C460, Xpress SL-C460 use the same transfer belt.

[@RHOCHR]

Thank you, this is the only proper tutorial I found on KZbin that shows this! Well done.

[@URTechDotCa]

Glad it helped!

[@AE-yp8ty]

this tutorial was perfect for my C430W. way more helpful than anything samsung has provided! and presented with a calming canadian flair that deflated all my printer stress! thumbs up.

[@URTechDotCa]

Glad it helped!

[@ayamehamasaki8535]

This worked perfectly for my dirty prints! i had used a glossy paper and i thought i messed up my printer. i wiped it clean with alcohol and that did the trick! Im so thankful for KZbin and People like You ♥ Thank you for taking out your time in helping people like us! Really appreciate you ^o^

[@carllock2046]

Thank you. This is another excellent procedure on KZbin that helps me keep my printer working at no cost. The problem I had was the waste container overflowed and the ink powder contaminated the entire transfer belt assembly. As others responded below, I had to take it outside and shake everything out. Everything is working well now.

[@davebloch9961]

REALLY REALLY should add that "REMOVE THE DRUM" step to the Description! I'm too careful to yank hard on something so I stopped and read down thru the comments to find the problem. I know you can't edit the video once it's posted, but putting it at the top of the Description would be a very big help.

[@electroplaque]

REMOVING THE POWER CABLE: To anyone wondering about how to get the power cable loose: THE WHOLE WHITE PLUG DOESN'T COME OUT, ONLY THE CENTER OF IT COMES OUT. Pull carefully by the chords and it will come loose.

[@GaveAnd1]

you literally just saved my life (and my printer's as well). awesome, thanks!!

[@camiloo.zapata2339]

You are a lifesaver!!!

[@imkurteh]

I’m the guy who pulls those cables right out!

[@jobe330]

I came back looking for this bit advice. Thank you!!

[@dickmorris2434]

The plug on my C480W will not come out, and tugging a bit too hard on the wires has removed one wire from the plug. Any idea how to loosen it?

[@Dudulinek82]

Thank you for video i have C480W i had belt full of dust and printer did some dirty yellowed lines on paper. Mission success, my printer working again 🥰

[@dandania]

My waste toner bottle was absolutely full, which I didn't expect, so I've made an epic mess! :)) The dust falls out even from the part with the belt. Thanx for the video and all the comments!

[@URTechDotCa]

Oh no!

[@timdemeyer6844]

Thank you very much. In my case, the foam roller (1:10) was dirty, not the belt. But your video set me up for tinkering and experimenting. Thanks!

[@juliehong7653]

Hey Tim, did you clean the foam roller? How did that work

[@timdemeyer6844]

@@juliehong7653 I guess I just gently tried to wipe off the toner powder from the foam roller. Be sure to use a cloth that doesn't leave any fabric behind. FYI, the real culprit in my case was a leaky generic cartridge, I switched back to originals.

[@fredrikhornfeldt9736]

Thank you, this was a very straightforward and useful instruction, my prints are now perfect again!

[@URTechDotCa]

Glad it helped!

[@WAYNENYC100]

It was a little messy, But it worked great. Thank you so much. I was getting a green tint mixed in with the other colors. The transfer belt was indeed dirty. I'd advise others to do it outdoors if possible. I used microfiber cloths and an air can to blow it out. That's why I did it outdoors. I ran it a few times now and it stays clean so far.

[@tweakradje]

You forget something! After removing the toners slide out the green big roller from the front. But thanks for the tips! EDIT: stripes came back. Real reason was the tones waste opening was clogged. It is at the end of the spindle in the bottom of the transfer belt behind a little door at the side of the waste container.

[@TreasureIslandGuy]

Indeed he forgot to mention to remove the drum. Without removing the drum you will never get the transfer belt out !!!

[@Orionten08]

How do you remove the green roller

[@scendmedia]

How do you slide that out? That's a key step.

[@ULTIMATEPATCHES]

Also, roll the belt for a few seconds so you can inspect the hidden surface, as the dirty part may not be showing until you do so.

[@SeleneMoonBird]

Thank you! I can't wait to do this tomorrow. It's been driving me nuts!

[@URTechDotCa]

You got this!

[@eylachaparro4052]

I did all the cleaning in the transfer belt and even in the imaging unit but I still get very dirty prints. Can you give me any other advice?

[@Craftyshirley]

I just followed your video which was great thanks But its like old toner is coming out of transfer belt Can this be fixed please?

[@powerpcmac]

Thank you! I have the same one and my transfer belt was absolutely filthy!

[@RHOCHR]

Mine too

[@hollyhamilton5466]

Ok - the little note that says unplug this cable first …how??? Do I force it? Is there a part that is supposed to be squeezed. Because it’s not coming out.

[@dvdwlf3937]

AMAZING... Thank you. Just subscribed as a thanks for this video. You saved me from buying a new drum to try to fix this problem.

[@pipalia]

Many thanks - it was slightly different for my printer but it gave me the right idea.

[@tahirshah4313]

Thnx alot...to the point, simple and easy

[@ryderblack5670]

Thank you so much - I fixed my 9 years old printer :)

[@iamsanin]

Hi #URTechDotCa.... Great video. I got the same printer as in this video. My scanner is showing lines when i scan by keeping document on the glass. Any tips what printer part i should clean?

[@Ronnie1001]

We have a Samsung CLP-315 laser that has been in storage for some years and now it still prints well but with smears. We have cleaned the transfer belt, but it seems that it has picked up faint creases from edge to edge from being still for so long, and these creases pick up the toner again very soon after replacing the belt. Is there any way to remove these creases, like with hot air?

[@malcolmallderidge9726]

Great tutorial. The only thing is now I have a printer in pieces and the transfer belt assembly will not go back in and lock into position! Anyone give me a clue here please? I did as he said and have tried flipping it up as he did but not working

[@-RockOn-]

Can we use condensed Air to blow away the leak on the cartridge instead of opening it and cleaning with a wipe?

[@haginmatt]

You missed critical step at the beginning. How to remove the imaging drum (the big green thing) and let people know not to expose it to light for too long. ALSO: After putting the transfer roller assembly back in, you forgot to secure the two white clips in the back. Otherwise, it's a good tutorial and it was good to find it on KZbin.

[@URTechDotCa]

Thanks

[@mertturk4741]

Hi, thank you for your video but, I have done what you did to the machine. But, after I cleaned everything it is still mixed color print, you know why? how can I fix it?

[@erickflores01]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@URTechDotCa]

Glad it helped!

[@luutsenkoning5495]

I cleaned the printer and even the green roller because that one was so dirty but after all its the same or even worse. What did i do wrong?

[@BrunoDasCoves]

How we know if we have problem of clear o replacing?

[@janpietruszka1504]

Great explanation thanjs

[@neoqueto]

Well I took apart my printer, following your instructions, which I must say are very good, clear and straight to the point and also apply to the C480W (although the little ribbon cable was a bitch) and what do you know there was a FUCKING PAGE JAMMED IN THERE, AN ENTIRE PAGE, UNDETECTED. I printed like a 100 pages with it there! Thanks for the tutorial. The transfer belt needed cleaning too.

[@steveyoung1083]

Nice video. Looking for advise on clx3175xx. Do you know what printers share the same transfer assembly belt as the clx3175xx

[@rhodoramarieringor8730]

Thank you soooo much. I was about to buy a new one.

[@edinsuljevic2308]

I replaced it and deleted the count but the error is still shows up. Is there something i missed?

[@CarlosAntonioRuizGomez]

There is a piece of the video missing: around 1:02 is not explained how the drum (imaging unit) is taken out at 1:45 the unit is not there and is installed back at 3:00

[@URTechDotCa]

Hi Carlos; Just pull/slide unit straight out using the hand grab as shown at minute 3. Thanks.

[@CarlosAntonioRuizGomez]

Thanks @@URTechDotCa - yes, I figured that out when I saw the full video, just pointing that missing part, maybe a comment can help for others following the instructions. BTW, thanks a lot for the instructions, my printing was really dirty, it took a lot of time to me to clean that part, it had a lot of toner accumulated inside, but now is printing clean again.

[@bmpeers]

yes this added about 20 mins to figuring out how to do this. needs to be refilmed taking the cable out and taking the drum out...

[@bernardreid1]

Is there a trick to removing the little power cable in front of the transfer belt? I am unable to get mine to come out?

[@hipdadiddy]

You mean the cable he FORGETS to tell you to remove about two minutes in, but then adds (in post-production, I presume) a helpful arrow warning that you'd BETTER remove it before you go any further--without EVER SHOWING YOU HOW IT'S DONE??!! Did anyone ever reveal the secret to you--because at this very moment I'm sitting with the printer spread out in front of me, nearly foaming at the mouth from frustration. O sweet Lord, how I would LOVE to know the answer! Been wiggling the plug, tugging at it, fiddling with its two tiny side tabs, coming who knows how close to breaking it who knows how many times, etc etc etc for over half an hour without the damn thing even pretending it might someday possibly budge.

[@timdemeyer6844]

@@hipdadiddy yes there seems to be a part of the video missing. There is another video out there that shows the same steps and also the unplugging of the power cable. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaLWcqF_mrV2hbc GLHF!

[@electroplaque]

To anyone wondering about how to get the power cable loose: THE WHOLE WHITE PLUG DOESN'T COME OUT, ONLY THE CENTER OF IT COMES OUT. Pull carefully by the chords and it will come loose.

[@AldonH1]

Very cool. Sub'd. I have a C480 that is giving me a single greyish light vertical streak. I am going to try cleaning the parts like this.

[@mrartecomunicacaovisual8362]

VERY GOOD. I M FROM BRASIL TKS

[@drea0903]

ty. this video helped me out .

[@URTechDotCa]

Thanks for the thanks Drea!

[@juliehong7653]

I’ve tried this but my printer is still printing basically the whole page in spotted magenta.. any suggestions for this?

[@-RockOn-]

Did you clean the imaging drum? On the cartridge? Also if your printer has a separate imaging drum then clean that one.

[@NcKblog]

Thanks, works super duper.

[@fontanot]

You just got another subscriber :). Thank you.

[@degarmo64]

I have cleaned my transfer belt multiple times, every time I clean it, it runs maybe one page that is clean, and then it's dirty again? What is going on? and how do I fix it?

[@DianaPuce]

No one can help you?

[@electroplaque]

Same problem here.

[@TheDimonChannel_UA]

replace cleaning blade

[@degarmo64]

@@TheDimonChannel_UA cleaning blade? Where is that, and what does it look like?

[@FernandoMartinez-xf6ux]

Lifesaver!

[@SEBASTIANREECE]

AMAZING!!! THANKS FOR THIS!!!!

[@URTechDotCa]

Thanks for the thanks :) Glad we could help.

[@urbanjonsson3561]

That "unplugging of small cable first" was so stuck it finaly broke ;(

[@Dr_Nick_]

I was wondering what I was doing wrong. I forgot to remove the drum.

[@LimaTangoFoxtrot]

Seems you skipped a huge part which is removing the huge drum

[@petrahollosi3456]

Having a hard time pulling out the belt any tips?

[@gourdonjoachim1386]

Yes, before pulling out this piece, first you have to remove the big green-ish roller with also a white label located in the bottom front. If you look at 3:01 you will understantd ;).

[@groupemarcillaud9338]

@@gourdonjoachim1386 lol I had the same issue... missing that part, I recommand adding some text to video, otherwise people end up pulling like crazy lol - thanks

[@ukgardener973]

Thanks 🙏

[@michel_witty]

Missing instruction how to remove the DRUM. Please show complete instructions. :(

[@vazlima]

thank you

[@madzixjacus9988]

Dla wszytskich którzy mają problem w wyciągnieciem wtyczki z kostki. U mnie przytrzymałem płatkim śróbokretem krawędź kostki po czym ruszjąc kabelkami w lewo w prawo w przód i w tył zaczęła się wysuwać

[@rankore2000]

JUST NOTING AGAIN!!! Only the center of the the little white cable comes out, not the whole white plug!

[@dickmorris2434]

Yes but HOW do you get it out when it seems stuck fast??

[@PiotrK2022]

@ URTechDotCa Bullshit, you don'r have to replace transfer belt if cleaning won't solve the problem. All you have to do is simmply disassembly transferbelt and just replace the wiper blade, or simply remove it from the frame and glue it back on doublesided sticky tape in the same direction but upside down. I had the sime issue in CLX2160N, I simply flipped that wiper blade and it works back with no problem...

[@cantorstaub]

Its not the toner - stupid! ;-) Thank you, this was very helpful and I have nice and clean prints again.

[@URTechDotCa]

Glad it was helpful!

[@aleksandaraleksandrov7810]

Thanks a lot

[@URTechDotCa]

Glad we could help. This was a pain until we put the time in to pull it apart - in the end, not a very big project.

[@paulwiedmer3030]

Na schön nach der Operation läuft mein Drucker nicht mehr;(Zeigt Transferband Fehler!Hab auch Fehlerspeicher gelöscht,hilft leider auch nicht🤔

[@fredrikhornfeldt9736]

Did you re-connect that little power connector to the transfer belt?

[@paullatham468]

For the C480FW you need to remove the drum unit prior to the transfer belt; it just needs pulling from the front. this video is a good example kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmLciaKZmrV3r68&ab_channel=COPY-EXPERTbyTomaszJemio%C5%82ek. I had issues removing the cable from the transfer belt, i did it by putting a pair of tweezers between the bumped cable connector and the smooth houseing on the left had side and leavering the cable conector downwards. There wasn't any clips holding it in place.

[@tallerdeoracion]

gracias 2023

[@URTechDotCa]

I'm glad it helped :) Thanks

[@jossettenaiken4749]

For the love of God, I cant get that last tray out of my printer (see 2m04s). Any tricks you can share before I lose my mind.

[@shawnbakker2172]

He forgot to tell you to take the imaging unit out before the Transfer roller.

[@tezy0193]

Yuppp nice dude, didnt show where you took that green roller out.. almost broke my printer, fu

[@Thomas_P_aus_M]

You alone are responsible for your actions and failures. Why don't you take a look at the manual or other videos?

[@TreasureIslandGuy]

@@Thomas_P_aus_M If he pretends to give technical advice he should do it right and not forget half of it.

[@YoStu242]

@@Thomas_P_aus_M If one is going to post step by step instruction video when doing something then one includes ALL OF THE STEPS and does not leave anything out

[@commentator2.0]

Thanks!

[@mistahmiaou5244]

Thank you

[@E167330]

thank you