# Z axis goes to deep

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**Created:** [September 28, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-goes-to-deep/11253 "2019-09-28T21:00:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 29, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-goes-to-deep/11253/10 "2019-09-29T19:12:58Z")

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the z axis is not good, it must be modifed. @ minimum a bungee to reduce backlash is  
needed. other solutions below:  
[http://maslowcommunitygarden.org/z-axis-for-AEG-router.html](http://maslowcommunitygarden.org/z-axis-for-AEG-router.html)

> [@Cheap fixes for z-axis slop on the Ridgid R22002](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/cheap-fixes-for-z-axis-slop-on-the-ridgid-r22002/4031):
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> NOTE: This thread is unedited since its original posting, and the fixes detailed here are now kept updated in a Community garden project: [http://maslowcommunitygarden.org/Inexpensive-add-ons-for-z-axis-slack-imprecision.html](http://maslowcommunitygarden.org/Inexpensive-add-ons-for-z-axis-slack-imprecision.html) Check it out on the Community Garden page, the details here are outdated! The Situation The router motor is inside of a metal sleeve, and the sleeve has a wide slot cut out of the side. There is a rectangular cutout in the router motor body that travels up and down, vi…

> [@Installing Bushings as an Inexpensive Fix for Z-Axis Slop on Ridgid R22002 Router](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/installing-bushings-as-an-inexpensive-fix-for-z-axis-slop-on-ridgid-r22002-router/5862):
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> Refer to the following Community Garden post regarding this topic. [http://maslowcommunitygarden.org/Inexpensive-add-ons-for-z-axis-slack-imprecision.html](http://maslowcommunitygarden.org/Inexpensive-add-ons-for-z-axis-slack-imprecision.html)

> [@Z-Axis upgrades Consolidation](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/z-axis-upgrades-consolidation/5392/37):
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> Thanks! I don’t remember seeing your bracket fix, can you direct me there? Thanks for the info.

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