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The Left Y-Rod is wobbling, should I be worried?

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  1. Kaan

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    The left rod that turns and controls the y-axis is wobbling, the right one is ok, the wobble is probably around 1mm's / disturbing, however no issues with prints, should I be worried? (I guess the wobble could cause the screws and rod to fall of over time)

    Slightly unrelated, I also started a print with the extruder at +20cm's - instead of lowering, the printer/matter control pushed the head outside boundaries, forcing it upwards for less than a minute until I was able to reset things, after this unwanted stress test, the wobble stayed the same, so I guess the wobble won't increase with usage much

    I'm a balance addict, so I would like to fix that wobble if possible

    Thanks in Advance
     
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    ? Mine has belts for X and Y. Rods are only for Z. Still, the threaded rod wobble is not an issue.
     
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  3. Mike Kelly

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    Wobble on the Z rods is normal due to lack of precision in 5/16-18" rods. Trust me, you need the wobble.
     
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  4. Kaan

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    Thanks for the reply and I apologize for the axis mix-up :) Yes it's the Z axis (confusion from too much abs fumes I guess)

    Thanks for the replies :)
     
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