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Step 07.26 — Fit the carriage bolts and leave them loose

Step 26 of 39 · Chapter 07 — A/B belts and tensioning

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Parts:

  • M3×30 SHCS ×2 · Fasteners, Tools & Misc box

Do: Pass the two M3×30 SHCS through the carriage, one top, one bottom, into the captive M3 nuts. "Lightly tighten the bolts."

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The two carriage halves are held together but can still shift slightly. Nothing is torqued.

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The two M3×30 pass through both carriage halves into the M3 nuts you pressed in earlier; they are what squeeze the halves together onto the belts. Left light too, for the same reason as the clamp screws.

Source: Voron manual p.140