Creality Ender 3 Aluminum Extruder, Ender 3 Metal Extruder, Ender 3 Pro Extruder Upgrade MK8 Drive Feed Bowden Extruders for Ender-3 V2/ Ender-3 Pro/Ender-3 Max/CR-10/10S/ Ender 5/ ENDER5 Plus

I've had my 3D printer for two years. I had so much trouble getting it to print that I gave up for a year. I decided to give it another try and found the cheap plastic on the stock part broke. After installing this replacement, I could suddenly print with relative ease. It is sturdy and works well, much more solid than plastic. It also came quickly.

I read other reviews before I purchased this, and therefore I don't think I need to go into a lot of details- It's a great product, and has improved the print quality over the stock unit quite noticeably. Installation is very simple for anyone who is at least mechanical enough to assemble the machine.The CHPOWER unit comes with a complete set of all the hardware associated with the extruder- screws, filament drive gear, filament drive bearing, guide tube fitting, etc, but I used the original items other than the metal frame and spring. This kit would work well for someone wanting to replace a damaged bearing or gear too, though, since that hardware is included.I agree with the positive reviews of this item - it's such an affordable addition that improves the print quality so much, I'm surprised Creality doesn't use something similar on the unit as stock. It not only eliminated almost all of the random voids that seemed to always keep my prints from being 100%, but it also affected the overall look of the print in a positive way. Odd as it sounds, there's a change in appearance that's tough to describe but makes them somehow more visually appealing - I could not capture the difference on camera, but the prints have a smoother look where the layers meet.

I bought this to replace the cheap plastic extruder drive on my Monoprice IIIP Mini and was doubtful that it would work. I removed my extruder and all the allen screws holding my stepper motor and used the hardware that came with this one and everything lined up and tightened down properly. I did not use the drive gear wheel that came with this unit however because I was worried that I'd have to recalibrate the feed (E) steps and I cannot do that because the firmware on my printer is not accessible nor updatable. But no worries. This unit worked just fine with my original drive gear on my stepper motor. I didn't even have to adjust its position on my stepper shaft. It has a very strong spring. It may be too strong for flexible filaments but since this extruder is not designed for flexible filament I can't really fault it for that. This thing is a huge improvement over the plastic extruder that this replaced. And the price is right. This far exceeded my low expectations and I'd buy another but my next printer will have direct drive. This is an awesome solution and value.

Overall it seems like a very nice set up, one of the screws was damaged and I had a bunch of extra ones for some reason.I’m not a big fan of the fact that you can’t adjust the spring tension like on the original Ender 3 extruder.Otherwise, it seems to be working well and it installed easily. However there are no instructions that come with the package, so if you don’t have a little wherewithal you have the potential to screw yourself.Thankfully there are some incorrect instructions in the product pictures, but just make sure to take pictures and you should be fine

For anyone looking at this review after purchasing an ender3, go ahead and buy this! It's very easy to install and you will never have to worry about cracking the plastic extruder. The parts themselves feel sturdy and the coating is very nice and looks neat.

Didn't have instructions but was easy enough to figure out without them. Has been working well since install.

Now I don't usually take the time to write reviews on Amazon, but for the amount of headaches that this extruder kit solved, I think it deserves one. For weeks I had been having problems with under extrusion - first layers coming out horribly, upper layers experiencing gaps, brittle parts, etc. I tried everything under the sun to try and fix it, from slicer settings to replacing the nozzle to changing the bowden tube, I even thought about getting a new hot end until I watched a Filament Friday video recommending this product.I hadn't noticed anything necessarily wrong with the stock extruder except for the extruder gear occasionally slipping, which obviously was concerning. I thought I could fix this by tightening/loosening various screws on the extruder assembly, but had little success. For $12, I figured might as well give it a shot.Not only has this product solved the under extrusion, but also the recent prints from my Ender 3 Pro have had insane finishes at a .2mm layer height, 70mm/s print speed at 25% infill. When printing multiple parts on the same bed there has been absolutely no stringing or globbing. I am amazed that a simple $12 upgrade to an aluminum extruder would solve such a frustrating problem.Obviously there are many causes to under extrusion, so I would first recommend trying all the free troubleshooting options before deciding to buy replacement parts. Also I must warn to take my review with a grain of salt, as I have had the new part for less than a week, so knock on wood that this beauty keeps chugging like it has been since I replaced it. Regardless, for $12 I think this purchase is well worth it even if you aren't currently experiencing problems... one of the few mods to my printer I can say with absolute certainty I would purchase again if I got another printer. 5 stars!!

Perfect replacement for my ender 3 pro. Much better than the plastic one that was originally on there.