Creality Spare Parts Extrusion Kit Black - Without Motor for K1 / K1 Max / K1C

After upgrading my entire hot-end and communication board, I was beyond frustrated with my K1 Max until a YouTube video alerted me to an issue that these extruders can suffer after a few hundred hours - the inner bearings within the drive gears can develop play which introduces slipping and sporadic filament under-extrusion, especially when laying down the crucial first few layers resulting in a problematic print. Ordered a replacement and when comparing them side-by-side, it's very obvious why after ~1000 hours of print time I was having problems. My K1 Max is back to 100% and its good to know the inexpensive extruder is a "wearable" item....view more After upgrading my entire hot-end and communication board, I was beyond frustrated with my K1 Max until a YouTube video alerted me to an issue that these extruders can suffer after a few hundred hours - the inner bearings within the drive gears can develop play which introduces slipping and sporadic filament under-extrusion, especially when laying down the crucial first few layers resulting in a problematic print. Ordered a replacement and when comparing them side-by-side, it's very obvious why after ~1000 hours of print time I was having problems. My K1 Max is back to 100% and its good to know the inexpensive extruder is a "wearable" item. Will attempt to rebuild my old one and keep as a spare.

Easy fitting and switch out whilst you clean the original up , a spare in the kit is helpful and cheap enough to keep a spare Easy fitting and switch out whilst you clean the original up , a spare in the kit is helpful and cheap enough to keep a spare