diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/Contraption.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/Contraption.java
index bb4dadb7f..54bab2c8d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/Contraption.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/Contraption.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public abstract class Contraption {
 
 	public abstract boolean assemble(World world, BlockPos pos);
 
-	protected abstract boolean canAxisBeStabilized(Axis axis);
+	public abstract boolean canBeStabilized(Direction facing, BlockPos localPos);
 
 	protected abstract AllContraptionTypes getType();
 
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public abstract class Contraption {
 
 	private void moveBearing(BlockPos pos, List<BlockPos> frontier, Set<BlockPos> visited, BlockState state) {
 		Direction facing = state.get(MechanicalBearingBlock.FACING);
-		if (!canAxisBeStabilized(facing.getAxis())) {
+		if (!canBeStabilized(facing, pos.subtract(anchor))) {
 			BlockPos offset = pos.offset(facing);
 			if (!visited.contains(offset))
 				frontier.add(offset);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/TranslatingContraption.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/TranslatingContraption.java
index 7e473df3b..9d889227b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/TranslatingContraption.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/TranslatingContraption.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
-import net.minecraft.util.Direction.Axis;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraft.world.gen.feature.template.Template.BlockInfo;
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ public abstract class TranslatingContraption extends Contraption {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected boolean canAxisBeStabilized(Axis axis) {
+	public boolean canBeStabilized(Direction facing, BlockPos localPos) {
 		return false;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/BearingContraption.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/BearingContraption.java
index 76db5bd8b..9559d8c90 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/BearingContraption.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/BearingContraption.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.Con
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundNBT;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
-import net.minecraft.util.Direction.Axis;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraft.world.gen.feature.template.Template.BlockInfo;
@@ -84,8 +83,10 @@ public class BearingContraption extends Contraption {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected boolean canAxisBeStabilized(Axis axis) {
-		return axis == facing.getAxis();
+	public boolean canBeStabilized(Direction facing, BlockPos localPos) {
+		if (facing.getOpposite() == this.facing && BlockPos.ZERO.equals(localPos))
+			return false;
+		return facing.getAxis() == this.facing.getAxis();
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/ClockworkContraption.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/ClockworkContraption.java
index 31b7709f3..ee625cc63 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/ClockworkContraption.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/ClockworkContraption.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.NBTHelper;
 
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundNBT;
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
-import net.minecraft.util.Direction.Axis;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 
@@ -110,15 +109,17 @@ public class ClockworkContraption extends Contraption {
 
 	@Override
 	public void readNBT(World world, CompoundNBT tag, boolean spawnData) {
-		facing = Direction.byIndex(tag.getInt("Facing"));
+		facing = Direction.byIndex(tag.getInt("facing"));
 		handType = NBTHelper.readEnum(tag, "HandType", HandType.class);
 		offset = tag.getInt("offset");
 		super.readNBT(world, tag, spawnData);
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected boolean canAxisBeStabilized(Axis axis) {
-		return axis == facing.getAxis();
+	public boolean canBeStabilized(Direction facing, BlockPos localPos) {
+		if (BlockPos.ZERO.equals(localPos) || BlockPos.ZERO.equals(localPos.offset(facing)))
+			return false;
+		return facing.getAxis() == this.facing.getAxis();
 	}
 	
 	public static enum HandType {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/StabilizedBearingMovementBehaviour.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/StabilizedBearingMovementBehaviour.java
index 35df5d517..3bec0cedf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/StabilizedBearingMovementBehaviour.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/StabilizedBearingMovementBehaviour.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class StabilizedBearingMovementBehaviour extends MovementBehaviour {
 		AbstractContraptionEntity entity = context.contraption.entity;
 		if (entity instanceof ControlledContraptionEntity) {
 			ControlledContraptionEntity controlledCE = (ControlledContraptionEntity) entity;
-			if (controlledCE.getRotationAxis() == axis)
+			if (context.contraption.canBeStabilized(facing, context.localPos))
 				offset = -controlledCE.getAngle(renderPartialTicks);
 
 		} else if (entity instanceof OrientedContraptionEntity) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/StabilizedContraption.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/StabilizedContraption.java
index f54d09beb..a6b3ec837 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/StabilizedContraption.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/bearing/StabilizedContraption.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class StabilizedContraption extends Contraption {
 	}
 	
 	@Override
-	protected boolean canAxisBeStabilized(Axis axis) {
+	public boolean canBeStabilized(Direction facing, BlockPos localPos) {
 		return false;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/mounted/MountedContraption.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/mounted/MountedContraption.java
index 3d6a28dd8..8846e24b0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/mounted/MountedContraption.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/mounted/MountedContraption.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class MountedContraption extends Contraption {
 	}
 	
 	@Override
-	protected boolean canAxisBeStabilized(Axis axis) {
+	public boolean canBeStabilized(Direction facing, BlockPos localPos) {
 		return true;
 	}