Aluminum extruder drive feed for Creality Enders 3/3 PRO CR-10, CR-10S, CR-10 S4, CR-10 S5, 1.75 mm, right hand

Easy to install and a marked improvement on original. I have the Ender 3 pro and one of the minor improvements between it and the standard 3 model is the filament feeder guide. However this metal unit while a little fiddly to construct is much smoother in operation and much MUCH easier to load. I did not use all of the kit - just the big bits : the housing and lever - since the rest was fine. This has now worked pretty solidly for a week post installation and is running sweet as a nut. One thing to remember: the original has a cable feed guide and this unit does not include it. I used the spacer from the original and a cable tie as you can probably see from the picture. A lot of the guides on YouTube suggest printing a cable clip before you take the filament guide to pieces. I did not have the option since the darn thing had died and the filament would not feed so my version might be a little more Heath Robinson: but it works just fine.

I recently replaced the plastic extruder that comes with Ender 3 as it had almost worn out. I've been running it constantly (about a week) and I've had no issues with it at all. I received clear instructions with it but there are plenty of youtube videos as well if you get stuck. The instructions do note that the drive gear comes with sharper teeth for gripping your plastic better but you shouldn't need to adjust your e-steps. I would recommend after replacing the gear and the extruder to still perform a calibration (again videos on youtube) just to check this as I did notice I did have to change it from factor settings on the Ender 3 (however this may have been motor related).

I was having trouble with the stock extruder where it was under extruding due to tension on the spring. I made the decision, metal is the way to go. This extruder plus a Capricorn tube was the ideal upgrade to the Ender 5, easy installation and great looking. 5/5

Good upgrade but could do with a washer in the kit ,so under the arm want rub on the main bit ,easy fix i had a 0.05mm washer on hand,but worth the ugrade from the stock plastic one ,remember to calabrate your esteps again ender 3 v2 is easy in the lcd panel ,look on youtube how to.

After upgrading my printer I needed to change the filament path, this was an easy way to move the stepper from the extruder and place it on top of the cross bar, using the PTFE tubing to connect this to the extruder so that it removed all the weight and no backlash from the extruder axis, my prints are now much better, and can increase the speed of the printer with no ill effects.

This has made loading filament in to my hot end so much easier. The only issue that I had was that I overtightened the screw that acts as a hinge for the tension arm. This lead to some feeding issues, but was quick and easy to fix.

Excellent product

I've had this extruder installed on two printers. A Monoprice Select Mini v2, and currently an Ender 3 Pro. I wanted a stronger, more reliable extruder after my plastic arm snapped whilst replacing the filament in my Monoprice printer. I did my research, and installed this onto my Monoprice, using gum bushes as washers due to the screws being slightly too long. The extruder outlasted the Monoprice, so transferred the extruder over to the Ender 3 Pro in the first instance. Unfortunately, the threading in this aluminium arm is very weak, even after using the same screw with a small amount of torque to install as the Monoprice. So I'm currently using the alu body and plastic arm on my Ender 3 Pro. 5 stars for the alu extruder body, 2 stars for the weak aluminium arm.