This message was posted by gcannon on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/topic/1/1266.html#000002 Sounds as if the X-axis motor may be about to fail- call your tech or Melco and describe the problem in detail and ask them what the symtoms of a failing motor may be. As far as the cracking noise, you are correct- the thread feed gears are not aligned when the needle case moves. Go under tools>maintenance>steppers>send the the thread feed gear "home". If this continues, it will break the feed gear that is attached to the feed motor. I have a troublesome machine that does this a lot, and I make sure to leave it on needle 1 at the end of the day, and to send the thread feed gear home every morning before I start production. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================