Loud noise coming from the paper feeder - Brother MFC-8480DN All-In-One Laser Printer

Open the feeder and heck for pieces of paper or paper clips. Is there an possibility that someone scanned stapled documents ?

Hi , clean printer's paper Feeder assembly or chnage..

The feeder on this model has 1 weak mounting place for the gears that drive the feed roller. The plastic stud that holds the gear will break off of the frame and cause the noises you hear and no paper feed. The only fix is to replace the sheet feeder assembly, about $30.00 for the part.

I had the same problem,tried and failed with all maintenance tasks including cleaning all rubber rollers and belts,manually turning the rollers and belt,only succeeded in forcing out some small paper debris,but still jamming.Googled for answers,even looking at a technician service manual post by Baido.com,none have provide a tried and succeeded answer,even the paid answers by experts were suggesting the rollers needed to be replaced due to wear and tear,but we are only light duty user,it is unlikely.Next thing you know $3 a question,20 questions later,you are out $60 and still end up with a broken printer . I finally used thick heavy photo papers to test print as they are unlikely to rip and tear when jammed,the first time it made a very loud and very loud grinding noise,I cancelled the printing immediately and slowly and firmly pulled the photo paper out from the front ejecting compartment,a small piece of what looked like a spiral bounded calender type paper came out with the pulling.Tried again with photo paper for printing,this time it made the same loud noise again,stopped print immediately,thought I f-cked up,while carefully and firmly pulling the photo paper ,a small piece of Styrofoam came out.After that every printing test for front paper loader and the front bottom cassette loader work flawlessly with plain paper.I realized that the front loading feeder tray iwas the entrance culprit of these small shits that got inside without any body's knowing.Taped the front feeder tray close,use only the bottom cassette feeder as it is completely enclosed,nothing will get in there.Because a lot of people put things on top of the printer cover when not in use,**** got in there accidentally and stupidly.Hope this will help, saved myself a lot of money and time in setting up new printer to the local and wireless network,I am not a techno guy.Try at your own risk,I had nothing to lose,thought I had to buy a new printer,now the printer is working like new,smooth,quite and fast.

Remove the drum/toner unit and close the top,...does it still make the noise? If so, there is a paper jam in the fuser section (left side)
I also have a Canon PC900 series copier....mine does not have the automatic document feeder, however the machine is the same....If the noise persists, you will probably need to replace the Fixing (fuser) Unit drive gears (worst case senerio) perhaps you can locate the jam in the fuser and "carefully" remove without damaging the Fixing Belt....good luck

try to uninstall and reinstall your printer driver. It might help

I'd check that there's nothing that's fallen into the rear paper feed that is now causing the rollers to jam and release with the bang you mention.

If you're feeling brave I'd try holding the printer upside down (get a friend to help you and watch out for the scanner sliding out!) and give it a bit of a shake to see if anything drops out.

top feeder for the scanner (on my x6570) had a loose piece of rubber stuck between the feed wheels. The rubber is part of the guiding mechanism that guides the paper to the feed wheels. Remove rubber strip and reattach it where it belongs.

if u can do it,u need a special screw driver called T10,open the adf cover fist,there u can see four screws fitted at four cornersn one at the back,unscrew them,the adf unit will come out clean it properly,n also look for any peice of paper or anything like broken plastic etc,clean it n fix, n check
thnx N

If you haven't already done so, look into the printer roller areas, and look for a piece of paper stuck somewhere, or maybe a paperclip or other foreign object which has found it's way into the mechanicals. Also, check the printhead assembly for free movement.