iowajames wrote:

Edit: I knocked the new one on, as advised, was a tight fit, but my 3 pound hammer with the motor in a vise did the job, took a few good whacks though, had to tighten down the vise a few times more than usual, because the motor kept twisting as I was banging on the lead screw.

Okay, so I am obviously trolling you guys above.
Kudos, nobody took the bait.

I used my soft 2 lb dead blow hammer and knocked the new lead screw on while the motor was on my flat counter top. Now, although there is banding, it is at a minimal. I have the spring loaded backlash fix in place, and to take care of the last bit of banding should I use the firmware fix? Here is a pic of the companion cube I printed last night:

Wish I had a good fine detail camera.

Edit: That is .3 mm

I saw the smiley winking at me and figured the hammer thing was just jesting

Glad to see you are making progress!

Edit: I knocked the new one on, as advised, was a tight fit, but my 3 pound hammer with the motor in a vise did the job, took a few good whacks though, had to tighten down the vise a few times more than usual, because the motor kept twisting as I was banging on the lead screw.

Okay, so I am obviously trolling you guys above.
Kudos, nobody took the bait.

I used my soft 2 lb dead blow hammer and knocked the new lead screw on while the motor was on my flat counter top. Now, although there is banding, it is at a minimal. I have the spring loaded backlash fix in place, and to take care of the last bit of banding should I use the firmware fix? Here is a pic of the companion cube I printed last night:

Wish I had a good fine detail camera.

Edit: That is .3 mm

Edit: I knocked the new one on, as advised, was a tight fit, but my 3 pound hammer with the motor in a vise did the job, took a few good whacks though, had to tighten down the vise a few times more than usual, because the motor kept twisting as I was banging on the lead screw.