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Step 02.32 — Slide the motor assembly in at an angle

Step 32 of 44 · Chapter 02 — Z drives, Z idlers, Z rails, deck panel

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Parts:

  • M5×10 BHCS ×1 · Fasteners, Tools & Misc box
  • the _a motor and mount assembly · already on the bench

Do:

  1. Hold the motor/mount at an angle, hook the loop over the 16T, slide the foot onto the extrusion beside the drive.
  2. Fit one M5×10 BHCS through the foot hole farthest from the drive and leave it loose.

check Check

Loop squarely in both the 16T and 80T tooth bands, motor foot flat on the extrusion, motor-end screw loose, drive-end foot hole empty.

What you're looking at

Manual p.42: the motor and its mount sliding in beside the drive at an angle, with the hanging belt loop hooked over the 16T on the way in. That angled entry is the only path that gets the loop onto both pulleys.

Source: Voron manual p.42

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