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Step 02.41 — Pre-load two M5 T-nuts at a top corner

Step 41 of 44 · Chapter 02 — Z drives, Z idlers, Z rails, deck panel

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Fasteners, Tools & Misc box

  • M5 roll-in T-nut ×8
  • M5×30 BHCS ×8

Already on the bench

  • one idler of the drive's hand
  • the remaining three idlers

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  • M5 roll-in T-nut ×2 · Fasteners, Tools & Misc box

Do: Roll two M5 T-nuts into the inner slot of the top side rail above a Z drive, the top rail running front to back, right against the corner. Not into the vertical.

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Two T-nuts in the top side rail's inner slot, right against the corner, free to slide.

What you're looking at

Manual p.49: two M5 T-nuts in the top side rail, the top extrusion running front to back, in its inner slot right beside the corner. They lie along the rail, where the idler bracket's two mounting holes land.

Source: Voron manual p.49