# Disassembling the extruder completely **URL:** \ **Category:** Sovol SV04 IDEX\ **Created:** [March 28, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disassembling-the-extruder-completely/9810 "2026-03-28T03:27:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@Phil](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/Phil)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disassembling-the-extruder-completely/9810/1 "2026-03-28T03:27:57Z")
Hi everyone, as you can see in the screenshot, I’ve disassembled my extruder to this point. However, I’m currently stuck: I can’t separate the motor housing from the black clog shown in the photo. Everything between it is loose but these two parts wont come apart. I somehow need to separate the big black clog (that is connected to the smaller metal clog that is feeding the fillament when assembled) from the housing of the motor. If you have a look at the detailed photo that shows a screw sitting inside the metal housing of the motor, and I don’t know how to loosen that. ![20260328_042118](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/f/f9625d3c2751706fae1398052ddbbb2fa3d177ac.jpeg) ![20260328_042128](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/2/2eb41967ae2bd50ba1af71206f0bfe90072caac8.jpeg) ![20260328_042153](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/5/576e3031f2ccef07532c0ef920d3456f6d3bfde7.jpeg) Many thanks Best regards Phil ---
**Author:** ![cardoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@cardoc](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/cardoc)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disassembling-the-extruder-completely/9810/2 "2026-03-28T03:44:43Z")
You have to flex the plastic gear enough to get the shaft out of the bearing. There is a screw head behind the bearing. I think when new the shaft was free to slide in the plastic gear… But after a hundred or so heat cycles it gets stuck. Fortunately it is easier to put back together. ---
**Author:** ![Phil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@Phil](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/Phil)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disassembling-the-extruder-completely/9810/3 "2026-03-28T08:24:51Z")
Thanks for the answer. Do you mean applying force here? Direction of the arrow. ![20260328_042153](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/1/1ac5fd9f27571bf821ee6a9ac38b59d20b739060.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Lion](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/lion/32/5586_2.png) [@Lion](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/Lion)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disassembling-the-extruder-completely/9810/4 "2026-03-28T10:02:49Z")
I don’t know anything about the S4, but I would use a small flathead screwdriver in the 2 places I marked. ![Capture](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/e/e17d0ce650356432d4446b8e6685bec896425d7c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mich0111](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/mich0111/32/1176_2.png) [@mich0111](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/mich0111)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disassembling-the-extruder-completely/9810/5 "2026-03-28T10:06:56Z")
Hi, Why don’t we ask @Bjoern? ---
**Author:** ![Bjoern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@Bjoern](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/Bjoern)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disassembling-the-extruder-completely/9810/6 "2026-03-28T12:00:39Z")
Hi, Maybe it’s because I’ve never had to take one of my extruders apart this thoroughly before… [Here’s a discussion on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Sovol/comments/17rgaxu/disassembling_sv04_extruder/) that might offer some insight. /R Björn ---
**Author:** ![cardoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@cardoc](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/cardoc)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disassembling-the-extruder-completely/9810/7 "2026-03-28T16:51:36Z")
I use a pair of straight tip tweezers. One tip on either side of the shaft. Slide in until they wedge between the gear and bearing then push on the end to leaver the gear away from the bearing.