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Step 02.25 — Fit the blue baseplate and its captive M5 nut¶
Step 25 of 44 · Chapter 02 — Z drives, Z idlers, Z rails, deck panel
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Parts:
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[a]_z_drive_baseplate_a×1 · bin 02-Z0, 02-Z2 - M5 hexnut ×1 · Fasteners, Tools & Misc box
- M3×8 SHCS ×3 · Fasteners, Tools & Misc box
Do:
- Turn the baseplate plain-face up, drop the M5 hexnut into the pocket.
- Flip it straight onto the drive's foot face, pocket down, C-notch over an M5 well.
- Secure with three M3×8 SHCS from the counterbored face.
Check
Nut trapped behind the plate and unable to spin, plate flat on the drive with no rock, three M3×8 heads sunk in their counterbores.
What you're looking at
Manual p.37: the blue [a]_z_drive_baseplate, with an M5 hex nut dropped into a pocket on its plain face, the face that goes against the drive. That captive nut is the thread the rubber foot's M5×16 screws into.
Tip
Counterbored face up, C-notch opening to your left: the notch is far-left on _a, near-left on _b. Match the baseplate to the letter on its drive.
Source: Voron manual p.37