Fb500 carriage issues

[Dizzy385]

Hi,
My carriage is getting stuck as it moves and giving me a carriage error. I've removed the lubricant from the rails and reapplied but I can still feel when I move the carriage that it's getting stuck/has resistance. I've cleaned the wheels as well , I don't see any dust stuck anywhere. Any have an insight on what else would cause this?

 

[Vortex37]

Is it getting stuck in the same place every time? Or does it vary?

Our rail got scratched up at the service end by a tech who couldn't get the carriage on straight after he replaced a head, so there's a bit of a grindy feeling when moving the carriage past that spot. Otherwise I'm not sure, it could be many things. How often do you clean the rails/carriage wheels? I don't do it nearly as often as HP suggests but have never had a problem with the carriage sticking. If you went for many years without cleaning I suppose it could cause issues. Or it could be a chunk of aluminum, paper or even cured ink that got stuck in a wheel somehow. It kind of depends on what you printed last, for instance I've had a chunk of cardstock get stuck to the carriage because it curled up when the heat of the lamps hit it.

 

[sonnyphoto]

Check your gears for broken teeth.

 

[Dizzy385]

It varies ! At first the carriage was moving then squeeking and stopping , now it won't even move past a few inches. I cleaned the rails of all the grease and reapplied and that got rid of the grinding noise but it didn't help with carriage movement. I'm stumped lol my belt tension isn't correct according to the idle tongue so gonna try to fix that tomorrow

Check your gears for broken teeth.

Thanks ! Found the issue lol