LaserJet 3030 AIO print is too light on copies and print.

New HP toner and density set to the maximum of 5. Has worked great for five years and just recently began printing too light. All settings are fine and drivers and firmware up to date. Is this a fusing assembly issue? If it is, how difficult is it to reeplace the fuser?

Actually, I was able to make a copy from the originals by switching to black and white on my printer.  But they still won't print from the computer saved docs.

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