Nikon Super Coolscan LS-9000 disassembly procedure.

 1) Remove film trays, power the scanner down, unplug the power & Firewire cables. Set the scanner on a clean surface.

2) Remove these 6 screws on the back of the unit.

3) Remove these 8 screws on the bottom and slide the metal shell off.

4) Remove the 2 screws (holding the front panel) indicated by red circles. Turn the scanner around and remove 2 more screws from the other side.

5) Push the power button into ON position - this will move the power lever in by a few millimeters as indicated by the blue arrow. Remove the front panel. Disconnect the spring at the point indicated by the green arrow. Lift the power button lever as indicated by the red arrow and disconnect it from the power switch. (It is important that the switch is in ON position - otherwise it is hard to disconnect the lever from it).

6) Remove the 5 screws holding the back panel.

7) Release the ribbon cable lock by sliding the black bracket in the direction indicated by red arrows (use a pair of jeweller screwdrivers at the points indicated by the red arrows). pull the ribbon cable gently in the direction indicated by the blue arrow.

8) Remove two screws (holding down the optical assembly) indicated by red arrows. Remove the other two from the other side of the scanner.

9) Disconnect (gently wiggle to pull out) five connectors indicated by the red arrows. It may be easier if you slide the optical assembly a little bit.

10) Remove the optical assembly. At this point you may consider attaching some black material (black flock mod). John Acton proposed this in order to reduce the scattered light near optical sensor.

11) Place optical assembly on a clean area. You can now perform mirror cleaning procedure or lubricate rods, ets..