The photo tray in my HP photosmart 6520 got completely pulled out

[Pegatwork]

Someone used my printer and pulled out, completely removed,  the photopaper tray. Now it will not go back in. AND The printer will NOT work without the photo paper tray in the printer. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get this dang photo paper tray back in this printer.  There are no online diagrams, no instructions, no manuals, nothing on the printer, nothing, no where. PLEASE HELP!!!  NO, it's no long under warranty by about 6 months.

[Drakster]

Hi @Pegatwork,

Thanks for reaching out to the HP Support Forums!

I see that you're unable to get the photo tray back into the printer. I will certainly do my best to help you and please remember to return to this thread and mark 'Accept as Solution', if I have successfully helped you resolve the issue. If you wish to say 'thanks' for my effort to help, click the 'thumbs up' to give me a Kudos.

The photo tray is not supposed to be removable, which is why you're having a hard time finding documentation to reinstall it.

The photo tray needs to be slid back into the groove on the input tray. 

1. Remove the output tray.
2. Slide the input tray out as far as you can. Try to slide the photo tray back into the groove.

NOTE: It will be difficult to install the photo tray without removing the input tray.

I found two videos that may help. Please use at your own discretion.

Video 1: HP Photosmart 6520 - Photo tray Installation

Video 2: HP Photosmart 6520 - Input Tray Removal

If you completed all the preceding steps and your product still has an issue, service the product.
 

Contacting HP for service in all countries/regions except Asia Pacific.
First, go to Check your product warranty to check your printer warranty status, and then go to Contact HP Support to find an authorized service dealer or to schedule a repair.
Check Warranty Status: http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/wc/public/home 
Repair fees might apply for out-of-warranty printers.
What you can do, is use the following link to create yourself a case number, then call and it may help speed up the call process: 
Step 1. Open link: http://support.hp.com/us-en/contact-hp
Step 2. Enter Product number or select to auto detect 
Step 3. Scroll down to "Still need help? Complete the form to select your contact options" 
Step 4. Scroll down and click on HP contact options - click on Get phone number 
Case number and phone number appear. 

Hope this answers your question. Please respond to this post with the results. Thank you for posting!