Why does my printer insist there is a paper jam?

Why does my printer insist there is a paper jam? My printer uses Brother LC 103 ink cartridges. The printer had a paper jam, that I fixed. However, it still shows a jam and won't print (or even scan). I have double and triple checked for tiny bits of paper (none). I have turned it off, unplugged it, restarted it, restarted the computer, etc. But no good. Any suggestions ?
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Guest [Entry]

Sounds like the rubber feeder rollers need cleaning. carefully open the carriage and wipe the rollers with some Isopropyl alcohol using a cotton swab.

Guest [Entry]

I cannot get paper jam off. I have check and check there is no paper jam check rollers still not working the copier is not even 1 yr old.

Guest [Entry]

"May be you have not cleaned the printer properly. that’s why it keeps displaying the paper jam error. So you need to remove the paper tray, and remove the damage paper.

Now open the backside of the machine and check it there is any paper stucked inside it. If there is anything available. you need to remove it from your printer. now your machine will start working fine. once you make these changes, you will get rid of brother printer paper jam error."

Guest [Entry]

If you have the Brother printer on double sided printing (Duplex) that can cause a so called paper jam. I switched my setting back to single sided and it now works fine again. Colin

Guest [Entry]

Mine was having trouble with the paper tray not being secure enough and it needed pressure from the bottom up. If you put your printer on carpet and it works, you may be having the same problem. I put a small magazine under the paper tray and put both the magazine and the printer on a level, hard surface. This fixed my problem.