Creality Ender 3 Bracket Plate of Y-Axis Motor Replacement

Introduction

This iFixit guide shows how to replace the bracket plate on the y-axis motor of your Creality Ender 3 3D printer. If the bracket is bent, it will be unaligned with the extrusion, which causes the y axis belt to be unaligned. This could ruin the 3D-printed item. This guide shows a step-by-step process for taking out the bent bracket and replace it with a new bracket or how to straighten the original bracket. This guide ensures that your Ender 3 will print correctly without malfunctions, due to a misaligned y-axis motor. This guide will also show how to straighten out a plate of metal at home (with specific tools). If these tools are not available, a y-axis motor bracket can easily be bought online and replaced.

What you need

Step 1 Bracket Plate of Y-Axis Motor

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Place the bed plate in the middle of your Ender 3. Do this manually by gently pushing it to the middle.

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Step 2

Or alternatively, place the bed in the center by turning your Ender 3 on.

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Step 3

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Turn on the printer, and click the button to the screen shown in the photo.
Rotate the button clockwise to "Prepare".
Rotate the button clockwise to AutoHome. This should set your bedplate to 0 on both X & Y axes.

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Step 4

Unplug the wire that is connected to the Y motor.

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Step 5

Remove the two M4*20 screws from the back end of the Y-axis bar using an 8 mm Allen Wrench. The side of the display should be facing you.

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Step 6

Remove the four M3*6 screws that are attaching the motor to the Y-axis motor using an 8 mm Allen Wrench.

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Step 7

Buy a new bracket with the same brand (depending on the severity of the bend of the bracket) or straighten the metal on your own.

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Step 8

If you choose to fix it on your own, slip the bracket in between a workshop bench clamp. Apply enough pressure between two thick blocks of metal to straighten it.
Use vise-grips to aid in stabilizing the metal as you force the metal to straighten.

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Step 9

Repeat, Steps 6-11 in reverse to put the bracet back on the Y motor and back on the Ender 3.
Turn on Ender 3 to see if you did it correctly. Try to also print something too!

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