Is there a recommended temperature for that PLA? It should be on the spool. I imagine PLA has the same problem as ABS does when it comes to delamination issues when it is printed at too low of a temperature. I will not guess about if you have other problems or not. I think that 185 used to be normal for PLA, but responses to such a temperature for PLA anymore seems to be that it is rather low. Most seem to mention printing temperatures somewhere between 200 and 225. As I said though, there is probably a recommended temperature on the side of the roll.
If you are trying to calibrate your extruder steps/mm the bowden tube (or nozzle on a direct drive) should ALWAYS be removed and the initial calibration should be done cold. Pushing the filament through the nozzle will almost always taint your readings from any slipage of the drive gear or missed steps on the motor from trying to feed filament faster than the nozzle can keep up with.
185 is really on the cold side for PLA The reason temp recommendations are so wide is that the actual temperature of the nozzle can vary considerably printer by printer due to the location of the temp sensor and the actual sensor used. Thermistors really dont read that accurate at the high end of thir range and use a calibration table in the firmware to inprove thier accuracy.
OK I think I have a handle on this now.
It was putting out way to much plastic. So much so that I could not begin to get an accurate extrusion to measure! JASON D. your tip on disconnecting the bowden tube to measure the amount extruded was KEY! My nozzle was clean. I am using Hatchbox PLA rated to be printed from 180C to 210C, I have adjusted that up to 200C on the suggestions to do so to see how it goes. THANKS ALL
Been printing Hatchbox for over a year and I print it at 195 C.
BTW I was the first to suggest removing the bowden tube…
Yep, Adam beat me to it. Glad we could help though
@Adam_Steinmark my mistake Adam 
Sorry about that. I Wouldn’t want to tick off someone willing to help me (and others). But I was fairly excited about getting some great test prints and missed that. Thanks again!
@Adam_Steinmark I have bowden, having clear its operation and the way it has no more flaws I will eliminate. I’m going to try a season with direct extrusion, I think it has less problems and more quality of impression. With bowden there are materials that you have many problems like with TCP flex.
This seems like there is something wrong with the wires. I’ve had this problem with a stepper a while ago. I’d assume that this happens even without filament and gears - if not tested try it with filament and then without the pulley.
@Richard_Rohan if you read Brad’s second to last comment above, you’ll see that his issue was already solved, and it was that the hotend was providing too much back pressure.
@Adam_Steinmark I’ve read it afterwards. Of you’re OK with it I’ll leave my comment there. A stepper with a loose wire behave similar. Maybe it helps in the future someone else