Finally perfect repeat 3D prints on Creality Ender 5 after about 2 years of on and off perfection...

Just adding here for anyone who could be going through the same thing with their creality, here are all the things I have had to correct on it to get here.

Just about each one is listed somewhere or the other but figure I should put them all together here.

Hopefully it helps someone: 1) Couplers slipping? Apply loctite to coupler screws, make sure printer is on something that does not vibrate. 2) Print keeps sliding off bed? Masking tape + glue OR hairspray. 3) Bad layers? Adjust extrusion rate of filament, print temp, bed temp, and see if you can find any sort of shavings on extruder (in that case, fix or replace extruder since it is having a difficult time pushinh filament through) 4) Partial prints? Format memory card. 5) Initial layer adhesion too bad or too good? Check bed level. 6) Extruder making ticking noise? First check if nozzle is clogged, look at point 3's extruder note if the nozzle is not clogged. 7) Added new filament and something messing up? Take out bowden, clean nozzle, loosen nozzle by about 2 full rotations with nozzle at print temp, add bowden back, re-tighten nozzle. 8) Any error on screen that says thermal? Check nozzle thermistor, probably damaged or broken.

Hope this helps anyone in need, like I was before lol. Attaching video of print.