Upgraded Ender 3 v2 Ender 3 CR-10 All Metal Extruder Aluminum MK8 Bowden Extruder 40 Teeth Drive Gear for Creality Ender 3 Pro/Ender 5/ CR-10 Series 3D Printer

Like a lot of others, my Voxelab Aquila's stock plastic extruder arm cracked not long after I got my printer. I printed a replacement arm, and that actually got me by for about 4 months, but that arm started to wear out and was causing unreliable extrusion too.I didn't really feel like I needed to upgrade to a dual gear, or even a direct drive set up for my PLA and PETG printing, so I started looking into the aluminum stock replacements. I've heard these can have issues of their own; the spring can be too stiff, bad hardware, no instructions, and the pivot spacer can be too short which keeps the arm from moving.I'm happy to report, this kit has none of those problems. The stock spring is working fine, parts are all well made and fit great, no problems with the hardware and fittings. Instructions consist of an exploded view drawing with the parts labeled, which was enough for me. If you really run into trouble, there are a bunch of videos out there, or just look at your stock extruder, it goes together the same way. I'd suggest assembling the roller to the arm first, then putting everything else together with the spring being last.So all in all, this is a great kit. I'm surprised a kit of machined and anodized parts like this can be sold for such a low price to be honest. I feel like maybe aside from the brass extruder gear, the rest of these parts should last the life of the printer.If you are shopping for one of these, and seeing about 30 different versions that look the same, just get this one and be done with it.

I think all Ender 3's should come factory with this extruder. Its well made. Works well.

This is the best deal out there. The thing is it did not come in all setup. The instructions were easy to read and understand and all the parts are all great quality

I was looking for some knob handles for my poi, and unsure of the size, shape and weight, and realized it would $15 to buy most pairs I was looking at. They were all 3d printed TPU and I normally just do things myself but Ive got a fairly stock Ender 3 (other than the bullseye cooler) and been told it couldn't do TPU because of the Bowden. Well instead of spending $30 on a couple pairs of handles I decided I'd spend the same on this and a roll of TPU and figure it out anyway. Status quo be damned! I got the TPU first and tried to print it, but got nowhere. There was a gap between the extruder gear and the intake of the Bowden tube and the filament would just push out there and never actually be forced into the hot end. I couldn't even print a purge line.I got this today and installed it. Its pretty simple and similar the original so taking that one out should tell you how to put this in. I just printed my first TPU item and it came out flawless (although at 20mm/s but I decided to start conservative)Now that that works I plan on printing so many other things like endcaps for staffs, and grommets/seals and the like. I'd like to build a beetleweight combat robot and a lot of the armour is TPU. I feel like this opened up a whole new avenue for printing nonrigid items, and has expanded the life of my Ender for much longer as that was a reason i had though about updating. 6 years strong and its been a beast!

Helped get rid of the slipping or grinding I would have, less mess next to the extruder. The Capricorn tubing is great, already had some on hand but I know that is amazing and definitely recommend if you have stringing or plan to print at higher temps.One issue I have which is not for everyone, but I installed this on a cr-10 v1 and was unable to use the extruder dampener, or the knob I had on the extruder to push filament through. Not a turn off for me but still with the gears sat a little lower so I could use my knob. Another thing I wished was on here( although it’s not on the original or the metal one by creality) is that the spot where the gears sit was smaller so that the Filament would not bend so much as it’s harder to get the filament through the second hole, especially when your filament breaks or runs out in the middle of the print. Overall I would still recommend as the issuers I listed are minimal and really not a problem for everyone and not even fixed on other extruders.

Fixed my feeding issues on Ender 3 v2, I could tell I had issues when prints failed and had "dust" up around this extruder. Thought it was a clogged nozzle but kept happening after checking/cleaning nozzle. Finally replaced old one with this and next print was perfect!

Nice quality unit, far superior to both the original and my 3d printed replacement. Saved me when I had some prints to do for a family member! Definitely a good purchase.

So much better than the plastic that comes from factory, I got one of those “fancy” dual gear ones and it broke after a month, I have had this for well over a year and i have had no issues with it. The build quality is great and it fits perfect. Great upgrade!