I am unable to manually move the machine to move towards me. The x axis only allows movement away from me. I should be able to move the machine manually but basically it’s locked in one direction. Does anyone know if there is some maintenance I can do to get it behaving correctly before I even turn …

Ok - I think I got it, it’s jogging fine now. The coupler bolt on the stepper side had come loose. You can see it in the photo. That lead to being able to move in one direction but not the other. I’m not very mechanical and I never RTFM (a bad combination), but we’ll take the win. Thanks for the h…

X axis only moves one direction

Machines (Original/PRO) Troubleshooting (X35/X50)

Aiph5u (Aiph5u (not affiliated with Onefinity)) January 18, 2023, 12:42pm 3

Hey Mitch,

Troubleshooting: Rail is getting hung, stuck, or out of alignment

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X axis only moves one direction

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