Why Your LM Guideways aren’t Running Smooth? | Tolerances & GD&T

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

In this video, I have explained everything about Linear Motion Guide and Block installation from real practical experience and backed by manufacturer recommendations.
To get smooth and highly accurate motion, this is a complete step-by-step guide, starting from selecting the right preload and accuracy class of linear guideway, to understanding their different mounting arrangements and GD&T drawing

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Chapters:
00:00 What we learn
01:40 Single linear guide installation
03:43 Linear guideway’s reference surfaces
05:22 Double linear guides installation
09:57 LM Guide installation with Push plate
11:32 LM Guide installation with Taper Gib
12:42 LM Guide installation with push screw
14:00 Master and subsidiary Linear guide
16:45 Interchangeable and non-Interchangeable linear guideway
18:04 Linear Guide installation in ball screw actuator
18:46 Manufacturing tolerance for linear guide mounting arrangement
20:06 Preload class of Linear guideway- Z0, ZA & ZB
23:04 Parallelism tolerance between guide rails
23:54 Flatness tolerance of Guide rail mounting surface
25:07 Guide rail alignment step height
26:14 GD&T Drawing of LM guide mounting arrangement
31:05 Linear Guideway installation step by step

GD&T Drawing: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JhwN9JqGVluq3J78G1yOXlXbWOvMfcqJ/view?usp=sharing

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