Is there any reason that little silver part of the extruder wouldn’t move and start clicking while printing when printing at 205 in PLA. It seems to turn just fine without any filament in there otherwise.

I cleaned out a nozzle clog, but is it possible there’s junk in the hot end stuck?

Resolution: Thanks for your help everyone! It ended up being a nozzle clog that I didn’t get all the way out. I ended up heating the printer up and doing the cool down trick. That seemed to work as a last ditch effort before buying a new nozzle.

  • Fuzzypyro@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    11 months ago

    Check the screw that is imbedded in the brass gear. It holds it in place to the stepper motor it is attached to. If it is loose at all then it will produce similar results to a clog. Also be sure that the screw is aligned to the cutout on the stepper motor axel. That is what keeps it spinning. If it is tightened but not aligned then it will make that skipping sound.

    • Koopa_Khan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Thank you! I retested and tighten the screw down way more. I’m testing now. Fingers crossed that did it

      • GrundlButter@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        One more thing to check that caused clicking on my ender 3, the plastic retention arm the spring connects to had busted. I couldn’t even tell because it was underneath the silver roller.

        They make a kit for $12 on Amazon that exchanges the plastic parts for aluminum parts because apparently this failure is almost guaranteed to happen eventually.

        https://youtu.be/YakBCTKhX3c This guy’s choice of fashion may be questionable, but he’s spot on on the problem in this video.