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Xerox 7425 style Drum Cartridges

Reconditioning Information for Xerox

WorkCentre 7425, 7428, 7435 (013R00647), WC-7525, 7530,

7535, 7545, 7556 (013R00662), Phaser 7500 (108R00861),
& Phaser 7800 (106R01582)
Lets have a crack at one and see how they come apart
for servicing.
This cartridge appears four times in each machine the
7425 style Drum Cartridge
same cartridge will serve in any of the 4 color stations. The
WC-7425, 7428, & 7435 use 013R00647 in all market regions. The
cartridge is extremely similar to the Phaser 7500 (108R00861),
WC7525 (13R663), & Phaser 7800 (106R01582) drum cartridges,
although they are not interchangeable because of differences in the chip
onboard each cartridge and also a few subtle physical differences on the
front end cover. They come with a rectangular Installation Sleeve as
shown in Photo #1.
The 7425 style Drum Cartridges use a Drum Reset CRUM
(Customer Replaceable Unit Monitor) to keep track of how many
copies a cartridge has run (see Photo #2). This chip limits the cartridges
running life and will time out once the machine hits a limit of copies.
The yield varies depending on how much volume the machine is running.
A machine which runs an average of 6 pages per copy job or print job will
yield approximately 60K before it calls for a new cartridge. If the customer
runs shorter jobs (under 6 pages per run on average), the yield will be
reduced down as low as 32K. If a machine runs longer runs, its yield will
increase to yields as high as 80K impressions. I know its kind of
confusing. The important thing about this is that a machine in a low

Photo #1: Cartridge in

Installation Sleeve

Photo #2: CRUM

volume office will call for new drum cartridges long before the drums are actually worn out.
When a replacement CRUM becomes available, replacing the CRUM will allow the cartridge to
run a lot longer without much else being necessary. Drums, Blades, & Charge Rolls are now
available.
If previous, similar types of drum cartridges are any indication, the Charge Rollers will
also be an important consumable in these cartridges. Usually impacted toner on the Charge
Rollers will affect copy quality long before the drums themselves get worn out. Washing the
Charge Roll gently in soap and water to remove any impacted toner material will extend the
rollers life considerably assuming it is not actually damaged or worn out. Make sure not to get
fingerprints on the Charge Roller. Replacing the Charge Roll will certainly be a good option too
once aftermarket rollers become available (not yet).

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Now to it Lets see how one of

these things comes apart.

Reconditioning Procedure:
1.)

Remove the Front End Cover

which houses the Drum Reset
CRUM chip (2 screws from the
front #1 phillips, machine thread).
See Photo #2 for a picture of what
the original CRUM looks like). To
Photo #3: Orientation (shown with front end cover
remove the CRUM from the Front end Cover, you can
slide a tiny flat-head screwdriver under one side of the
CRUM and very gently pry upward to release the little
clips in the two holes on top of the CRUM and then slide
the CRUM out (see Photo #4).

2.)

Next Remove the Charge Roller Assembly. Refer to

Photo #3. It is held on by two screws (#1 phillips). The
two screws are labeled on the photo in white numerals: 1
& 2. Note that there is grease on the ends of the Charge
Roll to lubricate the rollers bearings. Take care not to

Photo #4: CRUM removal

get any grease or fingerprints on the

Charge Rollers surface.
3.)

Clean the Charge Roller. It is mounted

in a pair of white plastic line-bearings
with a soft white foam cleaning roll
beneath it. If you find impacted toner on
the surface of this roller, weve been
finding this type of roller responds well to
gentle cleaning with a soft cloth, soap,
and luke-warm water. Make sure to rinse

Photo #5: Charge Roll Assembly (shown removed)

Photos #6 & 7:Rear Drum Bearings cradle clip removal

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it off thoroughly, avoid leaving any fingerprints, and allow it to dry completely before
you reinstall it. Use a tab of conductive grease when you reassemble it. The conductivity
of the grease is important at the rear end where the Charge Rollers bias clip makes
contact with the exposed metal at the end of the
roller.
4.)

Release the Rear Drum Bearings cradle clip.

Heres how to get that off: Place the cartridge so
that the Waste Auger Tube is underneath the unit
(See Photo#s 6 & 7). Press gently with the tip of a
tiny flat-head screwdriver into the recessed cliprelease as shown in the photo. Prying in other
places on the clip is likely to end up damaging it.
Once you release it, you can pivot it up and off.

5.)

Remove the Rear End Cover / Collar (1 screw, #1

phillips) (see Photo #8)

6.)

Then go to the Front End and remove the

Front Metal Plate (2 screws, #1 phillips).
Refer to Photo #9. The metal plate has the
Drums front end shaft attached to it. The
plate also has two little holes which hold a
pair of plastic nubs on the curved part of the
Toner Waste Auger Tube steady. So be
careful, because once the plate is off, the
auger tube will be able to move around a lot.
It looks fragile and the waste toner may start
spilling out things can get rather messy.

7.)

Lift the Drum and its Bearings out of its

cradles and shift it forward to remove it from
the unit. This type of drum has a spiny-looking
drive coupling (4 dogs) at the rear end. It rides on
ball bearings. The Drum ground is a clip inside the
rear end of the drum which touches the drive shaft /
coupling in the machine when the drum is installed.

8.)

Remove the Drum Cleaning Blade (2 screws, #1

phillips). Below the blade, adhered to the metal of
the blade, is a mylar sheet with a row of finger-like
protrusions which help to keep the waste auger
from clogging up.

9.)

Photo #8: Rear End Cover / Collar

Photo #9: Front Metal Plate

Clean out the waste toner using a shop-vac with a

toner-rated filter. Be very careful around the mylar
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Photo #10: Note the keyed slot on the

auger Drive Couplings bearing.

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recovery blade which is adhered to the Waste Auger Tube opposite of where the Drum
Cleaning Blade mounts.
10.) Replace the Drum Reset CRUM chip in the Front End Cover to reset the drum count
for the machine. (Refer back to Photo #4)
11.) Reassemble everything. Pay attention to the rear auger drive couplings plastic bearing
as it is keyed to fit a slot in the rear frame of the cartridge (see Photo #10).

Thats it !

Hopefully the instructions will help the

cartridge feel familiar from the start.
Drum (shown with Bearings)
7425DR or 7500DR = drum w/ hub & gear,
no bearings.

Drum Cleaning Blade

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