the toner found on the outer surface of the cartridge on one end of the roller is removed that end is preferably the same end as is the exit pull seal port 24 the port 24 penetrates to or opens into the inside of the developing section of the cartridge optionally the cartridge can be vibrated during the vacuuming process in order to increase the rate at which the toner will be removed from the toner cartridge and maximize removal of excess toner referring to fig2 the hole is preferably drilled into the cartridge at the disassembly stage of the cartridge repair or remanufacturing process in order to prevent damage to the internal components in the developing section furthermore drilling the hole at this stage provides the ability to clean excess plastic burrs from the inside of the developing section before the cartridge is assembled as shown in fig2 the hole 28 has been drilled or otherwise made at location 22 shown in fig1 after the hole 28 has been drilled it is temporarily sealed during the rest of the remanufacturing process in order to prevent leakage of toner through the hole in the post print test stage the hole is preferably and temporarily covered with a piece of tape of any variety so long as the tape functions to prevent leakage during post test after the.