A method is provided for manufacturing a liquid crystal polyester molded body by molding a liquid crystal polyester composition using a molding machine containing a cylinder, a screw and a heater. The screw is provided inside the cylinder, and is composed of a feed section, a compression section, and a metering section, the feed section and the compression section of the screw are composed of a single flight, the heater is provided on the outer periphery of the cylinder. The liquid crystal polyester composition contains a liquid crystal polyester and a polyamide resin. The method for manufacturing the polyester molded body includes: a step of melting and metering the liquid crystal polyester composition, a step of tightening a mold and performing mold clamping, a step of injecting the melted liquid crystal polyester composition into the mold, and a step of extracting the solidified resin from inside the mold.