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How do I clear my filament jam?

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  1. Erica Lindström

    Erica Lindström New Member

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    In the picture you can see how I have pushed the new yellow filament through the cold end and there seems to be no jam there. In the extruder though, you can see a bit of the old green filament, that is causing a jam. I can't use the filament loading wizard due to this blockage. How do I remove that filament in the extruder?
     

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    You disassemble it :) Some of which needs to be done hot.
    If it had not broken off short of the cold section you could pull it out with it hot, but that is going to require a tear down.

    Essentially:
    1) At ABS temp loosen the nozzle from the heater block (two wrenches needed, one for the nozzle and one to hold the heater block). Let it cool back done once the nozzle is loose.
    2) then you can remove the heat break (skinny section) from the heater block.
    3) remove the heater core to remove all wiring from the extruder.
    4) bake out all of the stuck filament in an oven (450f) with the bits in a pan
    5) reassemble.
     
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    Thank you. Fixed it in a easyer way, but your reply gave me some hints on how to do it.
     
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