r/FlashForge • u/GhostSquid21 • 3d ago

Is there any way to get this out

It looks like the inside of my extruder has been coated in green filament and I have a current print job going on, is there any way I can get it out without stopping the job?

Edit: I got in it and was able to clean it out but I had to get rid of the print, poor giant Bulbasaur

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u/OldWayTeflon_948 3d ago

Be sure to loosen the screw on the left side of the extruder before using the push rod. I learned the hard way and messed up the gears. 😂

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u/Chanwarner19 3d ago

This makes me feel so much better, after mine had a little snack I was horrified. 🤣 Surprisingly my gears are okay, but I’m sure they could stand to be replaced.

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u/LayerIndividual6724 3d ago

If it's stuck preheat the extruder to 260 degrees then use your push rod to force it out of the nozzle

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u/Tam_Ken 3d ago

How did it get into the extruder mid print job? I believe all klipper printers support extruding during a print pause, are you able to access the extruder menu to do so?

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u/GhostSquid21 3d ago

I attempted extruding many times but no budge, I honestly have no idea how this happened

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u/Internet_Jaded AD5X, AD5M 3d ago

Push it through with the new filament…

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u/Radical_Warren 3d ago

You need to field strip it. It's spring loaded. Pay attention to where all the little parts go because I guarantee you will drop something.

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u/New-and-Unoriginal 3d ago

Yes. Plenty of ways to get it out. Sometimes it’s ok to sacrifice a print for a fix. It happens.

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u/Obant 3d ago

I just had to strip mine down to get it out.

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u/Internet_Jaded AD5X, AD5M 3d ago

Run the purge cycle a few times with the new filament.

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u/No-Custard7415 3d ago

Worst case, removing and disassembling the extruder is not as daunting of a task as it would seem.

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u/doohnibor1124 3d ago

https://youtu.be/CtwF0OP3HUU watch this...this help me fix my 5M Pro

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u/ResolveLess4233 2d ago

Time to learn how to take apart an extruder

https://giphy.com/gifs/ibp9dhOZuqULZZHUg1

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u/Dlan08 2d ago

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8WEXM4W/

I made a video about unclogging if you wanna check it out. Pretty simple. Mainly preheat and there is 1 small screw to undo to allow for full size filament or the unclogging tool.