# Large X-axis shift during print **URL:** \ **Category:** Sovol SV06 Plus ACE\ **Created:** [March 3, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/large-x-axis-shift-during-print/9687 "2026-03-03T08:00:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jyl087](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@jyl087](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/jyl087)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/large-x-axis-shift-during-print/9687/1 "2026-03-03T08:00:19Z")
Last 3 prints (not exactly same model), after printing fine for hours, the head suddenly “loses it’s position” and shifts right by several centimeters,printing plastic in mid air and ruining the print. In this picture, you can see that the print up until it goes crazy looks pretty clean. The image on the screen shows what the print is supposed to look like and it was almost done. But suddenly the print head just decided to start printing several centimeters to the right for no apparent reason. I had this happen 3 times in a row. The Y and Z axes seem correct: it’s just the X that shifts right. Any ideas? ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/b/b8552a39b41ae9b3d7d091532297fe5349cc8110.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Lion](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/lion/32/5586_2.png) [@Lion](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/Lion)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/large-x-axis-shift-during-print/9687/2 "2026-03-03T12:24:46Z")
You have one thread saying that the print head was stuck in the print & this one where it moved to the wipe nozzle position…which happened first & explain each as much as possible please. ---
**Author:** ![jyl087](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@jyl087](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/jyl087)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/large-x-axis-shift-during-print/9687/3 "2026-03-03T08:16:20Z")
Help, My print head is stuck inside of a failed print. Using the controls on the touchpad doesn’t work. It says that I need to “home the head” first. How do I manually lift it up? ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/9/9b8f7e9b8ca7f1a813091481ca4036efd1d3c3ef.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mich0111](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/mich0111/32/1176_2.png) [@mich0111](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/mich0111)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/large-x-axis-shift-during-print/9687/4 "2026-03-03T11:12:02Z")
Hello, You can loosen the nut at the top of the threaded rod, then turn the rods to bring them up. Don’t forget to level and tighten the nuts afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![cardoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@cardoc](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/cardoc)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/large-x-axis-shift-during-print/9687/5 "2026-03-03T15:25:52Z")
You should be able to use a G92 command in the terminal ```auto G92 X0 Y0 Z0 ``` This should make the Z axis “trusted” and enable motion. Follow with ```auto G1 Z100 G28 X Y ``` Will raise the gantry 100 mm and home X and Y. Z will remain trusted but will be off by the distance the nozzle was from the bed when you issued the G92. ---
**Author:** ![jyl087](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@jyl087](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/jyl087)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/large-x-axis-shift-during-print/9687/6 "2026-03-03T15:29:23Z")
Thank you. With the power off, I just rotated both shaft couplers above the Z motors by hand and was able to raise the gantry. Thanks for all your replies! ---
**Author:** ![jyl087](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@jyl087](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/jyl087)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/large-x-axis-shift-during-print/9687/7 "2026-03-03T15:37:34Z")
Hello Lion, The repeated X-axis shift has occurred 3 times and is the main point of my first post about the X-axis. In all three cases, the printer prints 4 or 5 cm (vertically) and then suddenly shifts the X axis where the print head moves several centimeters to the right (towards the control screen). The printer is unaware that a problem has occurred and continues to extrude plastic in mid air. This problem occurred with 3 different models and the time that it occurrs is several hours into the print job. By the way, I emailed Sovol support, and they suggested that I need to adjust the X-axis belt. Maybe I should lube/clean the bearing as well. Is there a good video or tutorial for how to perform this maintenance? The Z-axis question was a simple question about how to manually raise the gantry safely. That is unrelated to the X-axis problem. While trying to use the control pad to raise the Z, it says “You Must Home First”. I accidentally pressed that because I wasn’t sure what would happen, and it moved the gantry DOWN instead of up. So, I quckly turned off the power, so that’s what you see in the photo. I separated the Z-axis post so that other people could find it in the future. As I stated separately, I just manually rotated both shaft couplers on both Z motors to raise the gantry manually. ---
**Author:** ![cardoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@cardoc](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/cardoc)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/large-x-axis-shift-during-print/9687/8 "2026-03-03T17:56:16Z")
> [@jyl087](#): > > The repeated X-axis shift has occurred 3 times and is the main point of my first post about the X-axis. In all three cases, the printer prints 4 or 5 cm (vertically) and then suddenly shifts the X axis where the print head moves several centimeters to the right (towards the control screen). The printer is unaware that a problem has occurred and continues to extrude plastic in mid air. This problem occurred with 3 different models and the time that it occurrs is several hours into the print job. > > By the way, I emailed Sovol support, and they suggested that I need to adjust the X-axis belt. Maybe I should lube/clean the bearing as well. Is there a good video or tutorial for how to perform this maintenance? This is almost always always a result of the nozzle hitting the lower layer and causing the motor to “loose counts”. The root cause it the model warping and one corner lifting off the print surface. Objects with square corners are especially prone to lifting a corner. Things to try: Add a full brim print off a raft Different filament Use glue on build plate Enable Z hop Enable “avoid crossing walls” Change infill to gyroid or cubic Raise bed temperature Build an enclosure (some people just a trash bag or big cardboard box) Google “Nozzle hits print on moves” ---
**Author:** ![jyl087](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@jyl087](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/jyl087)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/large-x-axis-shift-during-print/9687/9 "2026-03-03T22:40:02Z")
Thanks! I’ll give it a try. ---
**Author:** ![qinwei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/dfb087/32.png) [@qinwei](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/qinwei)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/large-x-axis-shift-during-print/9687/10 "2026-03-05T07:10:46Z")
Yes, I also increased it and adjusted the Z-axis height in the same way. ---
**Author:** ![psychedup74](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/psychedup74/32/2851_2.png) [@psychedup74](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/psychedup74)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/large-x-axis-shift-during-print/9687/11 "2026-03-09T23:59:49Z")
I had a similar issue early on, with the nozzle hitting prints, especially taller ones. I did the flow rate calibration in Orcaslicer and that solved it for me. Almost all of my filaments need the flow rate reduced between somewhere 0.85 and 0.95 or else there would be overextrusion leading to this problem. Since I started doing that it has hardly ever happened to me again. ---
**Author:** ![jyl087](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@jyl087](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/jyl087)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/large-x-axis-shift-during-print/9687/12 "2026-03-20T01:17:44Z")
Thanks for sharing your experience! I found that my SV06 was under extruding. I ran a simple test to tell the motor to extrude 100mm and found that mine was only pushing 95. For me, it seems to be related to keeping the rails cleaned and greased.