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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 cage nuts with a flat-blade screwdriver​

Procedure

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