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Replacement Ball Screw and Repair Guides

Check the old-part dimensions, installation details, and purchasing information needed for a replacement order.

Record diameter, lead, overall length, travel, and end steps before sending old-part photos or samples.
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How to Measure a Replacement Ball Screw: 6 Dimensions

Record diameter, lead, overall length, travel, and end steps before sending old-part photos or samples.

Send replacement dimensions
Old-part photos can start the RFQ, but they must be paired with key dimensions and installation details so quotation is not guesswork.
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How to Prepare a Ball Screw RFQ When You Only Have Old Part Photos

Old-part photos can start the RFQ, but they must be paired with key dimensions and installation details so quotation is not guesswork.

Send old-part photo RFQ
A UK buyer's guide to measuring, quoting, and receiving replacement CNC ball screws.
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Replacing a CNC Ball Screw in the UK: Ordering Guide

A UK buyer's guide to measuring, quoting, and receiving replacement CNC ball screws.

Send old part details
Record hole distance, hole direction, center height, and nut housing space alongside nut and flange photos.
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How to Photograph Ball Screw Nut Flange and Mounting Holes

Record hole distance, hole direction, center height, and nut housing space alongside nut and flange photos.

Send nut flange photos
Use a dial gauge to locate backlash at the nut, bearing preload, support unit, coupling, guide, or installation.
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How to Reduce or Eliminate Backlash in a Ball Screw Assembly

Use a dial gauge to locate backlash at the nut, bearing preload, support unit, coupling, guide, or installation.

Send backlash issue details
CNC repair replacement should not be ordered by model number alone because axis, travel, end machining, and old part photos affect installation fit.
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What to Confirm Before Replacing a Ball Screw in CNC Repair

CNC repair replacement should not be ordered by model number alone because axis, travel, end machining, and old part photos affect installation fit.

Send CNC repair replacement details
Shows why old-part photos need dimensions and application context, not only a model number.
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Replacement: Old-Part Photos and Dimensions Cut Mistakes

Shows why old-part photos need dimensions and application context, not only a model number.

Send old-part dimensions

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Send the model, length, quantity, application, or old-part photos. We will review the specification against the actual machine and use case.

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