# Damaged hot end **URL:** \ **Category:** 3d Printing / Slicers / Setup / Problems\ **Created:** [October 27, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/damaged-hot-end/8285 "2024-10-27T18:44:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nefarious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7cd45c/32.png) [@Nefarious](https://forum.makewithtech.com/u/Nefarious)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/damaged-hot-end/8285/1 "2024-10-27T18:44:22Z")
When I attempted to change the nozzle in my ender 3 S1 Pro, The nozzle striped out the threads in the hot end. I have submitted an issue with Creality, we will see what they do. The question is, is there a better hot end/sprite I could use? I can buy the complete sprite for $85, I can’t find the hot end kit. I’m not sure why it happened, I really wasn’t twisting that hard, I have done it several times, maybe just cheap or I was twisting too hard and didn’t know it. ---
**Author:** ![CoreyPDX](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.makewithtech.com/coreypdx/32/2173_2.png) [@CoreyPDX](https://forum.makewithtech.com/u/CoreyPDX)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/damaged-hot-end/8285/2 "2024-10-29T23:41:20Z")
You might try contacting Creality directly to see if they can sell you such a part. Worth a try anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Cooperman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.makewithtech.com/cooperman/32/2397_2.png) [@Cooperman](https://forum.makewithtech.com/u/Cooperman)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/damaged-hot-end/8285/3 "2024-10-30T17:49:21Z")
If the hotend is heated to a temperature above the melting point of the filament currently in use, there should be little chance of thread stripping. Unless you have fitted a cheap, third party nozzle, I wouldn’t blame Creality ---
**Author:** ![Nefarious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7cd45c/32.png) [@Nefarious](https://forum.makewithtech.com/u/Nefarious)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/damaged-hot-end/8285/4 "2024-11-01T22:28:00Z")
I did contact creality and they told me my printer is out of warenty, they did tell me what part that I needed to purchase. Good enough for me. Thank you for the suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![Nefarious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7cd45c/32.png) [@Nefarious](https://forum.makewithtech.com/u/Nefarious)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/damaged-hot-end/8285/5 "2024-11-01T22:31:37Z")
I reread my post and can’t find where I made the hotend temperature greater than the melting point? I also don’t see where I tried to blame it on them? All I want to know is what part do I need to purchase and then how do I install it. I purchased the part they told me to buy and I watched the youtube video to replace it. It does turn out that one of the hotend screws has the tool end stripped so I will probably have to purchase the complete sprite. ---
**Author:** ![Cooperman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.makewithtech.com/cooperman/32/2397_2.png) [@Cooperman](https://forum.makewithtech.com/u/Cooperman)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.makewithtech.com/t/damaged-hot-end/8285/6 "2026-09-17T09:26:32Z")
You have misread my post. Heating the hotend to a temperature above the filament melt temperature helps break the bond when removing the securing screw. It’s standard, recommended practice when changing a hotend.