MakerBot Replicator 2x User's Guide download pdf (Page 33)

LUBRICATING Z-AXIS ROD AND IDLER PULLEY CONTINUED

33MAINTENANCE

4. Grasp both sides of the build platform and

move it to the top of the MakerBot Replicator 2X.

5. Use a clean, lint-free rag [or your nger]

to spread the PTFE-based grease onto

the bottom section of the threaded rod.

Make sure you get the grease inside the

threads themselves.

6. Locate the X-axis idler pulley. Facing the

front of the MakerBot Replicator 2X, the idler

pulley is at the top le side. [Fig. 2.6] The

idler pulley is one of the pulleys that allow the

rubber belt to move the extruder from le to

right, or along the X-axis. The pulley at the

other side of the gantry is called the timing

pulley and does not require lubrication.

7. Squeeze a small amount of the PTFE-

based grease directly onto the exposed area

of the metal rod inside the idler pulley and

manually move the pulley back and forth to

spread the grease.[Fig. 2.7]

NOTE: To view a video of this process, go to the

MakerBot Replicator 2X video page at

makerbot.com/support/replicator2x/videos and

select the video Replicator 2X Maintenance.

Fig. 2.6

Fig. 2.7

X-axis

idler pulley

1 2 ... 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

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