Extruder struttering at normal speeds
Hello everyone,
I am troubleshooting a used MK3S+(~1 year with limited use). The extruder is audibly clicking and grinding on the filament, the extrusion is uneven:
The issue is:
- occuring while loading the filmant, so Im confident that it isnt a issue with the slicer
- occuring reagrdless of how much the second extruder gear door is tightend
- not noticeable when the extruder is moving slow(e.g. the turning it with the Settings>Turn Axis-Menu of the printer)
Hotend temp is 215°C. Pushing the filament through the hotend by hand works fine.
Things I tried to solve the issue:
- tightening the little screw on the main extruder gear. This lessend the issue considerably, but I cant tighten the gear any further:(
- cleaning the the gears
- adjusting the tension on the extruder door
- diffrent filaments(even the included one/all PLA)
- cleaning the hotend
- the "Extruder noisese" Article
Please let me now if additional info is needed.
Thanks in advance for any help
RE: Extruder struttering at normal speeds
Have you checked that the Bondtech idler gear bearing spindle is supported at both ends? It's a bit short, and one end can slip out of it's support.
regards Joan
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RE: Extruder struttering at normal speeds
Clicking extruder for me has always been a clogged nozzle. It often starts clicking randomly during a print...then stops. I can often manually push filament through at the start of this. Next print, it starts again, eventually clogs.
New nozzle has always fixed it for me. I say new since I use Nozzle X which, A) should not clog, but...B) when it does, cold pulls, needle poking is not recommended as it will wreck the coating/treatment on the nozzle and it will certainly clog easier again. A bit of a catch 22 for sure.
If you are using a plain old brass nozzle try the cold pull method here Mk3 Cold Pull.
Hope that helps!
RE: Extruder struttering at normal speeds
Thank you for you feedback.
I did check the spindle alignment, its supported on both sides.
I also did a cold pull, the result seems clear.
Unfortunately both doesn't solve the problem, it seems to be something else. I will upload a video of the behavior when I am back at home.