Trouble with clicking Extruder  

RE: Trouble with clicking Extruder

https://help.prusa3d.com/article/cold-pull-mk3s-mk2-5s_2075

And: https://help.prusa3d.com/article/extruder-noises_2013

Cheerio,

RE: Trouble with clicking Extruder

Thanks I tried the cold pull. I don't hear any clicking now but hardly anything is being extruded. The load filament works fine and extrudes nicely then but when it comes to doing a first layer calibration barely any filament comes out?

RE: Trouble with clicking Extruder

I tried tightening the idler screw a bit more and now there is some extrusion happening but still not good.. Tightening further doesn't seem to help. Below is the first layer calibration.

RE: Trouble with clicking Extruder

I took a photo of the extrudes gears and they look correct.The filament is white.

RE:

grin.. that is one bad pic.. get more distance and then zoom in digitally to get focus for both gears .. you want to see the little 'teeth' on the left where it grabs the filament. maybe a blockage .. likely not the gears; but your Z seems pretty high too.. 

Your filament is damp.  There are smears all over your print sheet, clean it with dishwashing detergent (Dawn/Fairy) and plenty of HOT water.  It looks like your first layer 'Z' is too low, too much squish.

Also with the time lapse basic cleaning, lubrication and general maintenance may be overdue.

See:  https://help.prusa3d.com/en/article/i3-printers-regular-maintenance_2072

Cheerio,

RE: Trouble with clicking Extruder

Ok, thanks everyone. All is working well now. The cold pull fixed the clicking . For some reason the extruder wasn't working properly when doing a "First Layer Calibration" , however worked when doing a print. I upgraded to a new firmware and all is good now. I must have messed up some setting at some point that caused the extruder to not work in the calibration mode. All good now. I appreciate the help.