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@Julien - is there a guide to setting Z tension you know of anywhere?

There’s some good info on general tensioning and pulley set screw slippage

https://docs.carbide3d.com/shapeoko-faq/shapeoko-3-how-to-check-the-pulley-set-screws/

The Z belt is tensioned by the tension screw pushing down on the tensioner bearing, there’s some good pics in the assembly guide here

https://docs.carbide3d.com/assembly/shapeoko/s3/#xz-assembly

Getting a screwdriver to the top of this screw is a bit of a pain, I recall being able to reach down between the Z fixed and moving plate when it was fully down with a long driver.

The video in this post has a good view of the hardware too

The belt should have a reasonable twang to it.

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