MakerBot Replicator+ Installation instructions

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Tools Needed:
1.3mm Hex Driver
T10 - T20 Torx Driver
2.0mm Hex Driver
1.5mm Hex Driver
2.5 mm Hex Driver
Pair of thin Tweezers
Small Container for Screws
Color Guide:
Button Heads Screw
Action
Thread Forming Screw
Socket Cap Screw
Flat Head Screw

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Index
Removing the Back Panel
Removing the Gantry
Removing the Brooklyn PCB
Removing the Z Stage Case
Disassembling the Housing
Disassembling the Z Stage
Removing the Belt
Disassembling the Gantry
Removing the Carriage
Removing the filament Spool Drawer
Removing the Top Cover
Removing the UI
Disassembling the UI
Disassembling the Carriage
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User Interface Assembly
Gantry Assembly
Electronics
Z Stage Assembly
Housing

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Step 2 - Remove Filament
Spool Drawer
Remove the six (6) thread forming
screws that hold the Spool Drawer
Alignment Brackets to the Z-Case.
Pull the Filament Spool Drawer
upward to remove from the body
of the Replicator and set aside.
Step 1 - Remove the Back Panel
Six (16) Button Head bolts
Remove the following screws from
the outer edge of the Back Panel
using a T15 screw driver:
Gently pull back the Back Panel
o. Be mindful of the (4) four tabs
in the back that need to be
poped out.
Four (4) Socket Cap screws
surrounding Power Supply

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Unplug the HDMI Cable.
Remove the thread forming screw
attached to the grounding cable
from the UI.
Remove the four (4) thread
forming screws holding the UI
Electrostatic Discharge Cover
(ESD) cover onto the UI Faceplate.
Pull apart the ESD to separate.
Remove the four (4) thread
forming screws that attach the
Hoboken PCB to the UI Faceplate.
Note: The following steps are only
if you need to disassemble the UI.
Step 4 - Remove User Interface
Assembly (UI)
Disconnect the Camera Wire
Harness located behind the User
Interface Assembly (UI).
Remove the eight (6) button head
screws located on the inside of
the printer near the gantry rails
attaching the top cover to the side
panels.
Unplug the motor wires and HDMI
cable, then lift and remove the Top
Cover and set aside.
Step 3 - Remove Top Cover
Next remove the six (6) thread
forming screws attaching the UI
to the Top Cover and push the UI
out of the Top Cover.

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Remove the three (3) socket caps
screws attaching the Carriage
Assembly to the Carriage Adapter.
Note: This step only necessary
if you troubleshooting the LCD
screen or Hoboken PCB
Gently lift carriage upwards and
wiggle to unsnap from the carriage
mount.
To disconnect the LCD Screen lift
the brown tab on the back of the
Hoboken PCB and gently pull out
the LCD Screens’ ribbon cable
and lift the LCD Screen o of the
Hoboken PCB.
Note: The LCD Screen is not
glued to the Hoboken PCB it’s
held by pressure.
Step 6 - Remove Carriage
Assembly
Step 5 - Disassemble
the UI (Optional)
Using a small tool, a small flat
head or a pair of small tweezers
will work, unplug the FFC from the
carriage by pushing on the tabs on
either side of the cable.

Remove the three (3) socket cap
screws attaching the motor to the
Carriage assembly and set
motor aside.
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Remove loosen up the set screw
holding the castle nut on to the
motor axle.
Remove the two (2) silver thread
forming screws attaching the
Extruder Fan to the fan mount and
set aside.
Remove the two (2) silver thread
forming screws attaching the
Active Cooling Fan to the fan
mount and set aside.
Step 7 -Disassemble Carriage
Assembly (optional)
Remove six (12) thread forming
screws that attach the Gantry
Assembly to the Top Cover of the
Replicator+ using a T15 Torx Driver
Step 8 - Remove Gantry
Assembly
Lift Gantry Assembly and set
Note: For this example we have
removed the X Gantry Extrusion
for better visual access to the
screws that will need to be
removed.

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Four (8) socket cap heads
attaching the X Gantry Extrusion
to the Y Gantry Extrusions. Repeat
for both Left and Right Y Gantry
Extrusions bracket.
Remove the following screws:
Using a 2.0mm hex driver loosen
up the shoulder screws to remove
the Idler Pulleys. (if needed)
Remove the two (2) socket cap
screws tensioning screws and
slide belt out of Belt Clips. Pull
belt out of Gantry assembly and
set aside.
Step 9 - Remove Belt and Belt
Clips
Step 10 - Disassembling Gantry
Assembly
Eight (8) flat heads attaching the
Carriage Adapter to the
gantry rails.
Slide belt out of Belt Clips. Pull
belt out of Gantry assembly and
set aside.
Pull belt out of Gantry assembly
and set aside.
Slide Carriage Assembly mount
out of the X Gantry Bracket to
expose the linear bearings.

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Unplug the HDMI Cable and
remove the Electrostatic Discharge
Cover (ESD). Remove the two (2)
button heads using a T20.
Remove the one (1) button head
attaching the PCB Adapter Plate
to the Base Plate.
Gently lift the ESD cover and
unplug the WiFi Antenna. Next
open the white cable clip located
on the top of the ESD cover and
remove the Motor Cable Harness.
Unplug the Z-Motor and set aside.
Pull the Brooklyn PCB towards
yourself to give some slack. Press
down the white tab on the 20 pin
Power Supply connector and pull
out of Brooklyn PCB. Slide out of
metal slot to remove.
Step 11 -Remove Brooklyn PCB
Four (4) thread forming screws
that attach the Z-Back to the side
panels
Two (2) button heads that attach
the Z-Back to the Floor Plate.
Remove the following screws:
Pull Z-back towards you
away from the body of the
Replicator+and set aside.
Step 12 - Remove the Z-Case

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Two (2) Buttons heads located
on the front of the printer on the
Two (2) Buttons heads that attach
the Floor plate to the Base Plate
(inside the Replicator+) using a
Remove the following screws:
Pull the Floor Plate away from the
front of the Replicator+ to remove.
Remove the seven (7) thread
forming screws that attach the
Left and Right Panel to the Base
Plate.
Remove the six (6) thread forming
screw that attach the Left and
Right Panels to the Front Panel.
Step 13 - Disassemble the
Housing Assembly
Remove the Camera by pushing on
the Camera Mount Clip that holds
it on to the Left Panel.
Step 14 - Remove the Camera
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Remove four (4) socket cap bolts
attaching the Z-Motor to the
Z-Back and turn threaded lead
screw to remove from Z-Stage.
Remove four (4) socket cap bolts
attaching Z-Nut to the Z-Stage .
Step 15 - Remove Z-Motor and
Z-Nut