How to restore the cylinder and blade inside the sharp AL-2031 and AL-2041 copiers

Learn how to restore the cylinder and blade in your sharp AL-2031 and AL-2041 copiers by following this easy, two-step tutorial we have created.

These brand new sharp AL-2031 and AL-2041 copiers have been created for small businesses, and work very similarly to the sharp AL-2030/2040. They also have the exact same page yield. However, lately, printers manufacturers come up with new strategies to make it difficult for technicians like us to help you save money on recent printer models.

For example, copier that works with toner cartridges including chips inside them might a little more complicated to restore. If you have this particular situation, please read our post to learn how to restore the sharp AL-2021 copier.

We also noticed that the cylinders inside these copiers start to cause more problem after a certain period of time, and the restoring codes have changed on the recent Sharp copier models. As we can recall, these cylinders used to yield up to 15,000 pages.

Unfortunately, this is no longer the case, and you would need to buy a new cylinder every single time one of them becomes damaged. After reading this post, you will be able to restore the cylinder and your copier will make about 18,000 copies.

Cylinder and blade restoring procedure for Sharp copiers:

Disclaimer: This is an alternative method to replace both the cylinder and the blade in the Sharp Copier. This is may be necessary if you want to maintain the good quality of these copiers, you must also know that going along with this method could possibly void the warranty in this product, therefore, please carefully read the terms and conditions of your copier before starting.


Step #1:
First, turn your Sharp copier ON and make sure the cylinder and blade error message appears on the screen. You will need to do this regardless of the copier model you are using.

button to make copies

Step #2:
The following steps are very important to get a proper solution for this problem, and you must execute them in the exact order we have listed them in. If you need any extra help with this tutorial, please leave a comment in the section below this post.

1. Press create.
2. Now, press auto.
3. Press create once more.
4. Type in the number 24.
5. This time, press star.
6. Press star again.
7. Finally, reset the copier and that’s it.

sharp printer panel

We will try to create a proper representation of all these steps on the printer’s own panel, identifying each and every location with a particular number. If you need help, do not hesitate to contact us.