Installed a new 30mm nozzle and its a mess!

[wisdomknight]

Here is a picture of green filament going through the holes. (coming out of the filament drive and going into the hotend)

If you get in really close with a flashlight, you should be able to see it from the side.

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Unless you have the dual, your filament drive is going to look different than that. Yours should be much easier to see from the left side.

ok I see what u mean

[wisdomknight]

How much did you extrude? It takes at least 50 mm to fill it back up again, but take it in batches of 10 mm.

By habit I extruded by 100mm by mistake when feeding it.

[Jules]

100 mm is too much to extrude at one time - even with PLA. You might have just stripped the filament.

Try retracting it completely (perfectly okay to retract 100 mm at a time), cut the end off flat, straighten the first 4 inches of the filament, and feed it back it 10-20 mm at a time until you either see it in that gap or it gets stuck.

By the way, if it does get stuck - stop extruding immediately and retract it out.

[wisdomknight]

100 mm is too much to extrude at one time - even with PLA. You might have just stripped the filament.

Try retracting it completely (perfectly okay to retract 100 mm at a time), cut the end off flat, straighten the first 4 inches of the filament, and feed it back it 10-20 mm at a time until you either see it in that gap or it gets stuck.

By the way, if it does get stuck - stop extruding immediately and retract it out.

ok

[Jules]

So any success?

[wisdomknight]

So any success?

ok just getting back to this now...thank for sticking around for me

[wisdomknight]

alright I did everything over but this time made sure the the holes on the level mount were level with the hotend top and there was about 1mm gap showing the filament.
I also extruded at 10mm at a time vs 100mm.
Sadly no change.

I am going to just call it quits for now as my accessory part set will be here today (hopefully).
And Ill just pop in a new hotend/nozzle and hope that will do the trick.

Thank you Jules and everyone else that tried to help.

I will update late today when I receive my new parts to try.

[Jules]

Also check your Filament Drive Screw tension before you quit. It is another thing that can mimic a clogged nozzle. (Jammed or stripped filament/clogged teeth in your drive gear.)

[wisdomknight]

Also check your Filament Drive Screw tension before you quit. It is another thing that can mimic a clogged nozzle. (Jammed or stripped filament/clogged teeth in your drive gear.)

how would I check for clogged teeth in my drive gear.
Would I have to take off that part? The black 3d printed plastic part correct?

[Jules]

You would remove the fans (there are just a couple of screws that hold that whole assembly on) and let them dangle - don't have to unplug, then shine a flashlight in at the teeth on the gear.

If they are clogged, you would remove the drive to clean them with a stiff wire brush.