Remove left cover (where the USB connection is located);
Remove big black gear with a spring on it (you may need to unscrew the PCB that partially covers it);
There is a clutch that sticks to the rubber pad behind this gear. You may put a piece of scotch tape towards to a rubber pad, so the plastic from clutch mechanism would'n stick anymore.http://www.phillycopiers.com/fix/hl-2040-2070-fix.jpg
As you've noticed, the Brother printer goes offline with a single update to Windows 10. Even so, Windows 10 updates or driver upgrade is not the only cause for your printer to be offline. The key reason behind a brother printer that displays an offline message in windows 10 is the connectivity issue.
Reasons that cause Brother Printer Offline:-
1.As cable disconnection could also be a reason for the Brother printer offline issue.
2.Faulty USB connections can arise printer offline
Step to fix Brother Printer Offline Windows 10
1.Verify the Brother Printer turned ON and there are no errors on screen.
2. Make sure the Brother printer is connected to the computer properly.
3. Make sure your Brother Printer is set as the default printer in Windows 10 settings.
4. Delete all print jobs from the printer properties option.
Expert Advice - Brother Printer Offline Windows 10
Unless something is actually broken, I have usually found that the rubber rollers and belts need cleaning. The manual details which ones to clean with rubbing alcohol, but they are mostly at the front of the machine and can be found by removing the paper tray.
Open the front hatch, grab a good hold on the assembly inside. Lift up and pull towards you firmly. The drum and toner assembly will slide out together. Separate the toner and drum unit by pressing down on the coloured tab and lift the toner (TN) up and out. The drum is the part labelled DR.
According to fusing (heating) at last final, thin paper is not possible to print in laser printer. it is better to use with little 70gms thick paper together using glue at feeding side only.
if you printing is just faint, need to replace toner, but if your printing is faint and blurry, need to add grease to the fuser film roller, need advanced skills for that, disassemble the fuser unit take out the fuser film and put some special high temp grease on the heating element, assembly all back and install, the other way is replacing the fuser unit