Slop in the Z plate

I have a Shapeoko 4 XXL. I noticed some slop in the Z plate that runs on the X axis. I thought I was going to take the Z apart to get to the eccentric nuts.

I noticed behind the Z motion rails there was access to a portion of the eccentrics and used a small screwdriver and light hammer. I was able to tighten with light taps, moving the nut clockwise.

This was causing my Z to lose steps when I was machining. I hope I’m able to go with deeper cuts now that this problem is solved.

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