Install Base Module Front Rails Task 3: Verify Proper Front Rail Installation; Install Base Module Front Rails Task 4: Install The Clip Nuts (Square Hole Racks Only); Rails Installed - Front View - StorageTek SL150 Manual

Install the Base Module
Insert the 8–32 screw through the hole in the front rail and thread the screw by
3.
hand a few turns into the mounting block.
Tighten the 8–32 screw with a Phillips screwdriver while making sure that the rail
4.
is plumb with the inside edge of the rack stile.
Repeat to install other front rail on the other side of the rack
5.

Install Base Module Front Rails Task 3: Verify Proper Front Rail Installation

Verify that the rack rails are parallel with each other (see
1.
not parallel, reinstall the rails. Do not proceed unless the rails are parallel.
If your rack has threaded holes, proceed to
2.
Figure 2–7
Install Base Module Front Rails Task 4: Install the Clip Nuts (square hole racks
only)
Racks with square holes require a clip nut and a 10–32 X 5/8 screw (see
The square clip nut is placed on the inside of the rack stile.
Locate the hole immediately below the front rail (second hole in the third U).
1.
Seat one edge of the clip nut into the hole from the rear of the rack stile.
2.
Compress the other edge of the clip nut and seat it in the hole. A small flat blade
3.
screwdriver can simplify the compression.
Repeat for each front rail.
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The front rail should not tilt in or out.
Note:

Rails Installed - Front View

For better access to the compress the spring, position the clip
Tip:
nut tabs horizontally and seat the edge toward the outside of the stile
first (see Figure 2–8, callout 4).
Figure 2–7). If they are
"Mount the Base Module."
Figure 2–8).