# Accidentally turned threaded rod while cleaning **URL:** \ **Category:** LulzBot Mini\ **Created:** [March 1, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/accidentally-turned-threaded-rod-while-cleaning/3047 "2016-03-01T23:56:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![ScottW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@ScottW](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/ScottW)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/accidentally-turned-threaded-rod-while-cleaning/3047/2 "2016-03-02T00:54:53Z")
> [@porcine2](#): > > I accidentally turned the threaded rod while cleaning it. Have I messed up any alignments? Perhaps. Use calipers to measure from the bed to the X-axis smooth steel rods. The rod should be parallel to the bed. If not, carefully turn one of the Z-axis threaded rods (with printer OFF) to get the X-axis rods parallel to the bed. It isn’t a bad idea to unplug the Z-axis stepper motor before manually turning it. I usually don’t bother, but it is possible for the stepper motor to generate current when manually turned, and it is possible for that to damage the controller board. Here’s another thread with good information. (Different cause, but same issue.) > [@Autoleveling does not level the print bed..](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/autoleveling-does-not-level-the-print-bed/2003/1): > > Dear friends, After a couple of weeks of use I have noticed that the auto leveling in the MINI printer does not level phisically the plate but generates a equation to move the extrusor up and down during the printing process. Is there a way to level phisically the plate to avoid the z motors work up and down during the printing? In my particular case the print bed is about 1.5mm lower in the right side than in the left side. Thank you so much Eliseo --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/accidentally-turned-threaded-rod-while-cleaning/3047)._