# How to repair the sliding part?

**URL:** <https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/how-to-repair-the-sliding-part/30007>\
**Category:** Printers, Scanners and Digital Cameras\
**Created:** [February 27, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/how-to-repair-the-sliding-part/30007 "2012-02-27T00:46:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Javier](https://www.hardwareforums.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@Javier](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Javier)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/how-to-repair-the-sliding-part/30007/1 "2012-02-27T00:46:18Z")

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[LEFT][SIZE=12px][FONT=Verdana]I just learnt the hard way why one shouldn’t place heavy things on top of a flat scanner’s lid [/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT][LEFT][SIZE=12px][FONT=Verdana][http://img.tomshardware.com/forum/uk/icones/frown.gif[/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT][LEFT][SIZE=12px][FONT=Verdana]](http://img.tomshardware.com/forum/uk/icones/frown.gif%5B/FONT%5D%5B/SIZE%5D%5B/LEFT%5D%5BLEFT%5D%5BSIZE=12px%5D%5BFONT=Verdana%5D) [/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT]  
[LEFT][SIZE=12px][FONT=Verdana]Now, it makes a noise as that sliding part is moving, and it stops. [/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT]  
[LEFT][SIZE=12px][FONT=Verdana]Is there any hope? [/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT]

[LEFT][SIZE=12px][FONT=Verdana]Thanks guys, [/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT]

[LEFT][SIZE=12px][FONT=Verdana]JDL[/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT]