Makerbot Replicator 5th Generation Problems....

[American 3D Printing]

Any help i fixing this or should I just get a hammer?

Yes the hammer would be fun but wouldn't get the bed level.

Simple fix we figured out:

Ignore the assisted leveling, it doesn't work worth a darn because the smart extruder uses a hall effect sensor to tell when it has touched the bed, and hall effect sensors do not have sufficient resolution and precision for this application.

Instead, in Maker ware position a small 3D object on each of the 4 corners, start the build and just watch. It quickly becomes obvious which corners are low and which ones are high. It will take a couple iterations usually (unless you get really lucky) but this is far more effective than the assisted leveling.

Indeed, the Rep 2 leveling is MUCH faster and MUCH more effective than the 5th Gen.