Tool gurus please

[CatmanV2]

Is this likely to be repairable? Just happened, guv

TIA



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[CatmanV2]

Actually looks to be comparatively easy. But 50% of the price of a new drill :<

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[allandwf]

My old work drill had three motors and two chucks! lol. Is it DeWalt? Maybe speak to them?

 

[CatmanV2]

My old work drill had three motors and two chucks! lol. Is it DeWalt? Maybe speak to them?

Found a replacement chuck on Amazon and instructions on YouTube. Apparently it's pretty much a wear part <shrug>

£50 but I might need a T20 bit

It was fine last time I used it

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[lifes2short]

you should of bought makita and now probably cheaper (better) just to buy a new one, always loads of deals from screwfix and toolstation

 

[lifes2short]

screwfix had a bloomin good deal a few months ago for a makita drill and two 5amp batteries with case all for £130, the 5 amp batteries alone are a good £90 each on their own, i bought 2 drills just for the 4 batteries

 

[CatmanV2]

you should of bought makita and now probably cheaper (better) just to buy a new one, always loads of deals from screwfix and toolstation

I might have to, as I can't get the chuck to release from the spindle. Soaking with penetrating fluid. I'm a bit worried that I'm screwing up the gearbox

TBH I rather like my de-walt and have clippers that use the same battery

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[lifes2short]

I might have to, as I can't get the chuck to release from the spindle. Soaking with penetrating fluid. I'm a bit worried that I'm screwing up the gearbox

TBH I rather like my de-walt and have clippers that use the same battery

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bare units without the batteries or charger are fairly cheap these days

 

[lifes2short]

here you go

DeWalt DCD796N 18v XR Brushless Combi Drill Body Only

DeWalt DCD796N 18v XR Brushless Combi Drill Body Only The new DeWalt DCD796 compact combi hammer drill featuring brushless technology is up to 30% more powerful than the DCD795 with 460 Units Watts Out (UWO). Supplied body only. Batteries & chargers are sold separately. FEATURES Brushless...

www.powertoolworld.co.uk

 

[CatmanV2]

here you go

DeWalt DCD796N 18v XR Brushless Combi Drill Body Only

DeWalt DCD796N 18v XR Brushless Combi Drill Body Only The new DeWalt DCD796 compact combi hammer drill featuring brushless technology is up to 30% more powerful than the DCD795 with 460 Units Watts Out (UWO). Supplied body only. Batteries & chargers are sold separately. FEATURES Brushless...

www.powertoolworld.co.uk

you are a gent, sir!

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[zagatoes30]

Must admit I like my Dewalt stuff, probably not as rugged as some brands but lightweight, reasonable quality and perfect for the amount of DIY stuff I do

 

[CatmanV2]

Must admit I like my Dewalt stuff, probably not as rugged as some brands but lightweight, reasonable quality and perfect for the amount of DIY stuff I do

Looking in the chuck, I suspect the large amount of condensation in my garage this year has not been kind.

I've ordered the new body. Will, if ICBA try the DeWalt approved method (which involves taking the body apart, removing the gearbox, dropping all the pins and cogs on the carpet then securing your adjustable wrench in a vice to lock the shaft (as it's recessed by the gearbox housing) and then taking a bloody big breaker bar to it.

Or I might not

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[lifes2short]

if you regularly use cordless tools i would recommend getting the 5amp batteries as well as they last a heck of lot longer that the 2/3 amp ones especially in the angle grinders and circulars saws

 

[Felonious Crud]

TBH I rather like my de-walt and have clippers that use the same battery

That's some hardcore manscaping, bruv.

 

[CatmanV2]

if you regularly use cordless tools i would recommend getting the 5amp batteries as well as they last a heck of lot longer that the 2/3 amp ones especially in the angle grinders and circulars saws

TBH my 2/3 Amp are still going totally fine.

That's some hardcore manscaping, bruv.

I probably do need the 5A ones

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[DLax69]

Replaced everything in November 2021 with the Bosch Pro-Factor line...had had DeWalts, too...but the cordlesss miter saw threw me over. No need to have to run a 200' extension cord to work off the tailgate...that said, if you are doing DIY-type stuff replacing the drill body is the right play here...

If you really care to have a spare, drop it by an authorised repair centre (presuming those exist in Rightpondia).

I miss the old Craftsman/Sears days. Before my grandfather passed, he gave me a wooden handled Craftsman hammer he had had since the 1950s. Handle broke on me in the 1990s, and I waltzed in. Salesman told me to go pick out any hammer in the store and walk out with it...

 

[happydaze]

I might have to, as I can't get the chuck to release from the spindle. Soaking with penetrating fluid. I'm a bit worried that I'm screwing up the gearbox

TBH I rather like my de-walt and have clippers that use the same battery

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Is it a left-hand thread?

 

[happydaze]

Replaced everything in November 2021 with the Bosch Pro-Factor line...had had DeWalts, too...but the cordlesss miter saw threw me over. No need to have to run a 200' extension cord to work off the tailgate...that said, if you are doing DIY-type stuff replacing the drill body is the right play here...

If you really care to have a spare, drop it by an authorised repair centre (presuming those exist in Rightpondia).

I miss the old Craftsman/Sears days. Before my grandfather passed, he gave me a wooden handled Craftsman hammer he had had since the 1950s. Handle broke on me in the 1990s, and I waltzed in. Salesman told me to go pick out any hammer in the store and walk out with it...

I still have my wooden-handled (cordless) hammers I've had since the 1950s. And use them...

 

[DLax69]

I still have my wooden-handled (cordless) hammers I've had since the 1950s. And use them...
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Same...relative to having and using some very well-seasoned wooden handled hammers...! Being only circa the early 70s...

 

[CatmanV2]

Is it a left-hand thread?

A very sensible question as the lock screw is. But not according to the videos, no.

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