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Y1 lead screw does not turn by hand

Discussion in 'CNC Mills/Routers' started by Fifth_rendition, Jun 22, 2023.

  1. Fifth_rendition

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    I am unable to manually move the Y1 gantry plate. Steps below of what lead me here:

    Noticed a screw that became loose and fell off the Y1 gantry plate after an operation of the machine.
    Removed the X axis from the Y1 linear rail.

    Removed the tension nut, washers, etc

    Removed the gantry plate

    Rescrewed the missing bolt back into place

    Added the gantry plate back in. (At this point I still had the lead screw attached to the motor and jogged the motor to get the lead screw back through the anti backlash. I have a feeling I should not have done that.)

    Reattached the tension nut, washers, etc

    Unable to move the Y1 gantry plate by hand. Y2 moves freely by hand.

    Unable to reach the anti backlash without removing the gantry plate again.

    1. I assume I need to remove the gantry plate and adjust the anti backlash according to the installation video?

    2. When adding the gantry back on, do I need to have the lead screw removed from the motor or can I leave it on and jog it so it pulls the gantry back on again?

    Thank you for any assistance!
     
    David the swarfer likes this.

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