# V-wheel slop

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/v-wheel-slop/33271>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [January 25, 2017, 2:16am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/v-wheel-slop/33271 "2017-01-25T02:16:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![AlanDavis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/alandavis/32/4710_2.png) [@AlanDavis](https://community.inventables.com/u/AlanDavis)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/v-wheel-slop/33271/5 "2017-01-25T04:59:12Z")

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If you can adjust your wheels properly, it doesn’t flex that much. Also check to see if V-Wheel bearings are clicking when you do that. I suggest to remove washer inside between two bearings and use thinner washer. Another idea is you can add one more V-Wheel for each side between existing ones by making same holes as originals.

Try this link for more info.

> [@Should V-wheels have side to side play in the bearing?](https://community.inventables.com/t/should-v-wheels-have-side-to-side-play-in-the-bearing/11237):
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> several of the V wheels on my machine have what i would call side to side play. basically the outer delrin wheel part moves side to side on the bearings. on my z axis if i pull back and forth on the spindle you can see the bearings move back and forth inside the delrin wheels. this causes some concern as it doesnt appear to be all wheels that do that but probably half the ones on my machine have this issue. taking a problem vwheel off the machine, i can easily duplicate the problem with my fing…

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