Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
5
Time Required
- H) Leadscrews and Z Yokes 5 steps
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Install the (3) 1.8 degree Z steppers into the bottom panel using (4) M3 x 10mm button head bolts per stepper. The connectors should point towards the right side of the printer.
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It's important the Z towers are positioned on the correct side of the steppers, as is shown in the picture.
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Install the Leadscrew couplers onto the Z stepper shafts. The couplers should be fully seated and tightened.
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Install the (3) Z Yokes onto the Z carriages using (4) M3 x 12mm Button Head Bolts each. Note the orientation of the yokes in the pictures, so the hole for the leadscrew lines up over the stepper.
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Install the anti-backlash nut onto the leadscrew.
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Thread the bottom half (with the flange) down onto the screw until just the teeth are sticking up past the end of the leadscrew.
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Put the spring on onto the bottom of the leadscrew nut.
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Insert the top of the leadscrew nut, pushing down until the teeth inerlock.
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Continue threading the nut on, until it's about 1/3 of the way down the leadscrew.
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Leadscrews
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