Problem with Dobsonian reflector telescope I'm not sure whether I should ask this question here but I'll give it a shot. I have a XT8 Dobsonian Reflector telescope and it works fine. But recently when I use the focuser to focus the image when I change eyepieces it focuses fine but it makes a scratching noise that is really loud and it doesn't sound right. Now I don't know what this screw that I am about to explain is neccesarly for because I am no where near a telescope expert. Next to the eyepiece there is a screw that you can turn loose and if you make it as tight as possible the focus knob won't focus the image but when it is a little loose it starts to focus it, but it keeps making a scratching sound and a high pitched rubbing sound that doesn't sound right.  I know I explained this pretty vaguly but any help would be helpful! So far I could not find anything on the web for this weird problem. 

UPDATE:
Next to the eyepiece there is a screw that you can turn loose and if
  you make it as tight as possible the focus knob won't focus the image
  but when it is a little loose it starts to focus it


Sounds like the lock screw. If that's what it is (your description is a bit vague), it's designed to lock the focuser in place, like when you're doing prime focus photography with a heavy camera, and you don't want the focuser to move around and lose focus.

If it's the lock screw, don't mess with it. Don't tighten it, you don't need that for regular observations. Keep it comfortably loose. If it's a bit tight, it could be rubbing against the drawtube (or whatever moving part it's designed to stop), and then it would make that noise - and you don't want that.

I have a very heavy 30mm 82deg Explore Scientific eyepiece, and even with that thing (bigger than a soda can, and weighing about 1 kilogram) I don't need the lock screw - and this is on a regular mass produced two-speed focuser, not some fancy precision hand-crafted MoonLite. Visual observations are all about moving the focuser around, hunting for the best focus, and changing eyepieces for the best view. Let the focuser move easily.

Unless it's moving too easily, but then you have a problem with the focuser.