HP Officejet Pro 8500 , false paper jam error message, small plastic piece broken

product : HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Printer - A909a
OS : NA
Error : (fake) paper jam on printer screen
I made no change before the issue. It occured while printing 2 pages. The first one was ok, the second one never shows.
First I spend many time searching after the paper, cleaning my printer etc...
Then I looked on the internet for advices, ideas etc.
Endly I found this video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMFW1RRlDHE
I checked my printer and I saw the exact same piece as in the video broken...
I don't print often and I must say that I'm shoked that because if a f... piece worthing nothing all my printer and all the functions are unusable...
I tried the support to obtain information on how to get this piece replaced. All I got is an automated message saying banalities (expired guaranty) and other links to unrelated things.
Fortunately there was also a link to here...
Thanks.
ps : My feeling is that this piece is made to fail if I believe many post often seen on google (look comments on the video)...

The very same thing happened to my 8500 WIreless. I was printed a two page document and only one page came out. since that time the printer is stuck in the 'Paper Jam' state. Call it false or fake, it is simply inaccurate. I watched the video and located the gear that breaks. I opened the cover, stuck screwdriver in the sensor to make it think the cover was closed and watched it cycle. I can clearly see that the white gear on the left is cracked, in fact separated. The cycle causes the gear to rotate so I could get a good visual on it, even inside it's black housing. I will now begin my hunt for repair options.

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