Step 8 - Remove The Four (4) Uprights; Step 9 - Remove The Z-Stage And Inner Housing Assembly - MakerBot Replicator Z18 Teardown Manual

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Step 8 - Remove the four (4)
Uprights
•
Detach wires from plastic clips
•
Detach FFC and power cable from
the Rikers PCB located on the rear
Right Upright
•
Detach the Interlock Door Cable
from the Red Hook PCB located
on the front Left Upright.
•
Detach wires from clips inside the
front Uprights
•
Remove the sixteen (16)
flathead bolts using a 2.0mm
hex screwdriver and lift Upright
up to unhook from Drawer Bay
Step 9 - Remove the Z-Stage
and Inner Housing Assembly
•
Turn the Z-Stage Belt (accessible
from the back and front of Z18)
so that the Z-Span is moving
upwards and remove build
Platform Assembly
•
Remove the four (4) smooth rods
on either side by pulling them out
of their Bearing Housing Holder
•
Unplug the Heating Coil Cables
(there are two assemblies)
attached to the Heating Coil
Assembly located at the rear of
the Z18
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