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AssembleLeft Leg ModuleFoot Assembly

Step 11: Install the Linkage Shaft

Assemble the D-shaft linkage and mount it to Subassembly C.

Parts needed

PartCount
Foot-pivot assembly (currently documented in Step 12)1
6mm D-Shaft Stainless Steel1
6mm Bore 1-Side, 2-Post Pillow Block2
Ball Joint Rod End2
Steel Set-Screw Collar2
M4x16 socket bolts4
ThreadlockerAs needed

Instructions

Take the 6mm D-Shaft Stainless Steel and put 2 – Steel Set-Screw Collar onto it. Move it to the middle of the D-Shaft. Slightly tighten each set screw to keep the collar in place.

Take 2 – Ball Joint Rod End and put it one each on the left and right of the D-Shaft.

Take 2 – 6mm Bore 1-Side, 2-Post Pillow Blocks and put one each on the left and right of the D-shaft. Make sure that the bearing facing outward on the Pillow Block is sunken into the hole instead of flat against it. Please view the visualization in detail to install it correctly.

Take part and fit it onto part as shown below.

Then take the D-shaft component we have been building and align it with part and according to the visualization below.

Flip the assembly upside down so part is visible. Take 4 – M4x16 flat bolts and lightly tighten them into the holes on part to align with the threaded holes in the two pillow-block legs.

After the parts are aligned:

  • remove each of the 4 – M4x16 socket bolts,
  • apply threadlocker,
  • then tighten them back to secure Part and the 2 Pillow Block.

Take part and align it with the holes on part as shown below

Take 7 - M4x16 flat bolts and tighten it into the 7 holes on part as shown below to secure it to part .

After the parts are aligned:

  • remove each of the 7 – M4x16 flat bolts,
  • apply threadlocker,
  • then tighten them back to secure Part and part together.

Turn the current subassembly around such that part is facing downward toward the floor. You need to flush the 2 – Ball Joint Rod to flush against the 2 Pillow Block, then tighten the set screw on the Steel Set-Screw Collar to secure them in place accordingly.

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