tonearm accident

I was resoldering my tonearm wires to its external connector until my curiosity (stupid me) led me to unscrew the bottom barrel of my ortofon tonearm..bearings balls escaped (nightmare) and managed to get them all and reinstalled painstakingly.
I am able to play but mistracks(stationary) along the way..
Please advise...too tight? tonearm wires causing this?