Triangle Labs All Metal Extruder Gear for K1

The all-metal design of the Triangle Labs Metal Extruder for the K1 requires lubrication to minimise friction and wear on the extruder drive teeth. Using grease will help ensure smoother operation and reliability.

Upgrading the extruder gear on your Creality K1, K1 Max, or K1C with a high-performance Trianglelab all-metal drive gear is one of the most effective ways to improve extrusion reliability, especially when printing with abrasive filaments like carbon fiber, glow-in-the-dark, or glass-filled materials at higher chamber temperatures. This documentation covers the key specifications, installation considerations, and performance benefits of Trianglelab's precision-machined gears, including their popular DLC-coated and nickel-plated variants . These after market gears are designed as direct replacements for the stock extruder gear on the K1 series' dual-gear direct drive system . A critical note: proper installation requires cleaning the motor shaft of all residual oil or adhesive from the original gear before pressing on the new one, and ensuring the gear is positioned correctly to engage both the filament and the idler arm without binding and grease is used for gears to reduce wear.