I feel you on getting these things settled. My Frankender is pretty reliable and making sure the foundational stuff is good is key.

Here’s a comment I made here about a year back breaking down how to square, align and level these things

https://lemmy.world/comment/7904011

The context is Klipper which I’m running but the physical stuff applies across the board

May be a good time to see if there bits of filament in the extruder gears and if they’re ok. And, if they are, to clean the nozzle either by using filament or a cold pull.