Nikon Super Coolscan LS-5000 disassembly procedure.

 1) Unplug the power & USB (Firewire) cable and remove adaptors. Set the scanner upside down on a clean area.

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

3) Pull out the rubber pads as shown by a red arrow above. There are 4 pads in the corners on the bottom of the scanner, and they cover 4 screws. Remove these 4 screws and slide the metal shell off.

4) Remove the 6 screws indicated by red circles. From this point on the disassembly procedure is identical to that of LS-4000, proceeding to the step 5) of  Nikon 4000 disassembly procedure.