My HP LaserJet5P has started jamming. Seems to be a roller problem where the paper emerges from the printer. A technician I spoke with told me roughly $135 to replace the rear roller system.
If the paper is jamming as it goes through the printer check the pick up roller, this usually has a rubber tire on it and gets worn so the paper is not fed through at the right time or speed. Replacement pick up rollers are only a few dollars, not hundreds, and you certainly should not need the fixing roller assembly changing unless you are getting marks in the print from a damaged roller.
HTH
Alan
Alan, which is the pick up roller? Can you help me understand where I should be looking? And do I need to disassemble the printer to find this roller you mention? I am not getting marks on the printed pages. But the paper jams after about an inch and a half has come out the back and onto the paper rest that is formed when the rear door is open. And it jams even more often if I have the rear door closed so that the paper comes up into the tray on top. There are supposed to be two semi-transparent rollers in the back where the paper exits the printer, each held on with a small wire retainer. One of those rollers has come off, and I can see where that roller is broken. I suspect this is the problem. The technician I spoke to recommended replacing the entire rear roller system. I don't know any better. That's why I'm asking you guys -- the experts. :o) Thanks. Gil