User manual

MAINTENANCE

After approximately 50 hours of build time, you should lubricate the threaded rod on

your Z-axis and the X-axis idler pulley.

To lubricate the threaded rod and the idler pulley:

1. Find the tube of PTFE-based grease included in the package with your the MakerBot

Replicator 2X. If you have used up this tube of grease, PTFE-based grease is available

for purchase at store.makerbot.com/parts-accessories.html

2. Grasp both sides of the build platform and push it gently to the bottom of the

MakerBot Replicator 2X.

3. Use a clean, lint-free rag [or your ﬁnger] to spread the PTFE-based grease onto as

much of the threaded rod as you can reach. Make sure you get the grease inside the

threads themselves.

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 ﬁnger] 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. 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.

LUBRICATING THE Z-AXIS ROD & IDLER PULLEY