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### Bearing Blocks
There are two kinds of bearing blocks at the machine: one at the top of each lead screw and one at the bottom of the lead screw which isn't connected to the motor.

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#### Top Bearing Blocks
### Top Bearing Blocks

Both lead screws are held in position with a bearing block at the top where the 5mm OD shaft rests in. So the hole in the bearing has 5mm ID as well.

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| ![After](../assets/images/axes_K2Pro_timing-belt-tensioned_web.jpg) |


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#### Bottom Bearing Block

The lead screw which is driven by the timing belt is mounted to the frame by a bearing block at the bottom where the 5mm OD shaft of the lead screw rests in. Therefore the hole of the bearing has 5mm ID as well.
You can see the bearing block being mounted to the frame in the following picture, it's the plastic part at the very *bottom* (the part above is the anti-backlash nut).

![Bearing block bottom](../assets/images/axes_K2Pro_Z-bottom-bearing-mount_web.jpg)

The following pictures show the bottom bearing block from different angles.

| Frontview | Sideview | Topview |
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| ![Frontview](../assets/images/axes_K2Pro_z-bottom-bearing-block_front_web.jpg) | ![Sideview](../assets/images/axes_K2Pro_z-bottom-bearing-block_side_web.jpg) | ![Topview](../assets/images/axes_K2Pro_z-bottom-bearing-block_solo_web.jpg) |

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It's adviseable to swap out the rigid stock couplers and use flexible couplers instead. Those allow to compensate a minor misalignment of the z-axis lead screw setup.

If you want to change the coupler, you'll need to get a coupler which suits 5mm on one side and 8mm on the other side as the motor shaft is 5mm and the rod is 8mm in diameter.
Make sure you *don't* get a coupler which uses a grub/set screw that holds onto the shaft and rod itself, you need to get a coupler which uses some kind of a clamp mechanism as the stock one. The reason is simple: the motor shaft is round, it doesn't have a flat area where a grub screw needs to be screwn onto, same goes for the lead screw itself - so a clamping mechanism will just work better holding everything in place.
Besides that, using a clamp mechanism makes sure that the shaft and the lead screw are as centered as possible in the coupler - when using a coupler which uses grub/set screws that tighten against the shaft and the rod, you'll most likely end up with a coupler being mounted slightly off-center.

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