how do i remove the printer lid from my HP Photosmart 5510

[Chezzabel]

I'm having same probs and have looked at your pic with the thumb position. Have tried pressing on the lid but no joy. It is the most badly designed piece of hardware I've seen  in a long time. 

Grrrrr very frustrated.

So disappointed because I actually love the rest of it.

Please can you explain how much pressure I should put on it and exactly where. Both sides. Would my thumbs be where your yellow arrows are pointing to below because that doesn't look the same position as the pic of your thumb?

Thank youin anticipation of your help. I realise my query is 3 years down the line. Would have thought HP would have made a better solution to this problem by now. 😞

[Chezzabel]

WOOHOOO It finally clicked off (and shot across the room). 

Thank you PC wizard for your help.

[pcwizard]

Hi Chezzabel, 

Glad to hear you were able to remove the scanner lid. Have a wonderful day.

[ninipodechien]

Hi pcwizard

FANTASTIC ! you are fully right, it works !

After a lot of hesitations (as most of your "pupils") I dared to push quite harder and it came out !

Thanks a lot for your patience and detailed explanations !

Rgds

Nini

[pcwizard]

Hi Nini, 

Glad to hear you were able to remove the scanner lid. Have a wonderful day.

[1golfertop]

On the front of the printer the little sticker naming the printer pull this off to reveal a screw
Then the screen and on off switch just pulls out to reveal 2 more undo these and the rest of the top screws then hey ho lid off

[anttyj]

This picture was more helpful than any of the written solutions I read. I wish HP will add this picture to all applicable user guides instead of just stating "you can remove the lid". My all-in-one is HP Photosmart 5520, by the way.

[alfizta]

the two thumbs should be pressing in the inner side of the lid slots and not the outer side. it's much easier. worked for me too easily, just before breaking trying other ways 😉

[hardknocks3]

Thanks D-turner.  The oil did the trick prior to that I was prying with a srew driver and no luck. Ready to bust it in frustrations as youtube showed  and MS wrote yep just pop it off. Popped off after some lube.  You're no  longer a rookie.

hardknocks3

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@DickTurner wrote:

Eureka!  And thank you, thank you, thank you.  The fact that you kept responding made me certain that you KNEW the lid had to come off.  So I figured, "Okay I'll give it one more shot."  But this time I decided to go one step beyond.  I sprayed a cue tip with WD40 and oiled up both ends of both hinges.  Then I said, "Here goes nothing," and gave the lid a good push backwards.  And BINGO -- off it came, just like in the moving pictures.

Am I a happy man.  You bet your bippy I am. I now feel as though I have the HP Photosmart 5510 that I paid for. And all thanks to you.

Best of everything,

**bleep** Turner 

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@DickTurner wrote:

Eureka!  And thank you, thank you, thank you.  The fact that you kept responding made me certain that you KNEW the lid had to come off.  So I figured, "Okay I'll give it one more shot."  But this time I decided to go one step beyond.  I sprayed a cue tip with WD40 and oiled up both ends of both hinges.  Then I said, "Here goes nothing," and gave the lid a good push backwards.  And BINGO -- off it came, just like in the moving pictures.

Am I a happy man.  You bet your bippy I am. I now feel as though I have the HP Photosmart 5510 that I paid for. And all thanks to you.

Best of everything,

**bleep** Turner 

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Thanks dturner  Oil did te trick even pried with a srewdriver prior to that because MS and youtube wrote or showed , just pull and pop it off.  was ready to break it in frustration and it wouild have w/o oil.