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Install nuts on the mounting flanges

See this topic to learn how to adjust mounting flange holes with various types of nuts.

Install clip nuts

Procedure

  1. Locate the flange hole to install the nut in.
  2. Slide the nut over the target mounting hole.
    Figure 1. Installing a clip nut

Install cage nuts with a flat-blade screwdriver

Procedure

  1. Locate the flange hole to install the nut in.
  2. Install the cage nut.
    Figure 2. Installing a cage nut

    • Insert one edge of the cage nut into the target mounting flange hole.
    • Press and compress the other nut edge with a flat-blade screwdriver, and rotate the screwdriver towards the flange hole until the nut edge goes in the hole.
    • Release the screwdriver to secure the nut in the mounting flange hole.

Install cage nuts with insertion tool

Procedure

  1. Locate the flange hole to install the nut in.
  2. Install the cage nut.
    Figure 3. Installing a cage nut

    • Insert one edge of the cage nut into the target mounting flange hole, and hook the other edge with the insertion tool through the flange hole.
    • Rotate and pull the tool to force the other nut edge into the flange hole, and thus secure the nut.