headshok2002
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- Oct 13, 2010
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Hey guys, I joined the forum just now hoping to get some insight as to what's wrong with this cursed impact wrench...
I bought it in August off of Kijiji, it was brand new in the box (had never even had a fitting installed). I am not a mechanic... I'm just a guy with a garage who doesn't like to pay to have his car fixed. I'm also a graduate student, so outfitting my garage with air was an expensive process. Anyways, I digress...
I got the tool home, threw a fitting on it, oiled it, and hooked it up to the air. Gave it a quick zap on the trigger just to make sure it worked. It did.
Into the toolbox it went, where it stayed for about 5-6 weeks.
Well, the other day I was excited to put on my interim 'fall' wheelset on my car (the winter wheels will go on soon!). I hooked up my fancy new tool to the air hose, and it immediately started spinning. It's like the trigger was stuck... but I have no idea how I could have problems with a brand new tool.
Curious, I took it apart and looking down into the handle there is some kind of pin that moves with the trigger. There is also a white plastic cylindrical piece that this pin is going through/near. This plastic piece appears to be broken. I cannot find the piece in my exploded diagram of the gun.
Anybody have any thoughts on this? I paid fair market for the gun, maybe a bit less (240CAD) so having to fix it already is a kick in the pants. I registered it on IR tools to get the extra warranty, but now that I'm trying to use the warranty they want a receipt. I do not have one.
Any help is appreciated! I want to have this fixed asap, as I have a few jobs coming up that it'd be helpful. I hate using my electric impact gun.
Oh, and a side note, I just received my 115-LBK1 care kit and protective rubber boot in the mail... I had ordered these things to protect and service the ****** thing (while it was sleeping in the toolbox). Salt in my wounds to have 'em here for a dead tool. Haha
I bought it in August off of Kijiji, it was brand new in the box (had never even had a fitting installed). I am not a mechanic... I'm just a guy with a garage who doesn't like to pay to have his car fixed. I'm also a graduate student, so outfitting my garage with air was an expensive process. Anyways, I digress...
I got the tool home, threw a fitting on it, oiled it, and hooked it up to the air. Gave it a quick zap on the trigger just to make sure it worked. It did.
Into the toolbox it went, where it stayed for about 5-6 weeks.
Well, the other day I was excited to put on my interim 'fall' wheelset on my car (the winter wheels will go on soon!). I hooked up my fancy new tool to the air hose, and it immediately started spinning. It's like the trigger was stuck... but I have no idea how I could have problems with a brand new tool.
Curious, I took it apart and looking down into the handle there is some kind of pin that moves with the trigger. There is also a white plastic cylindrical piece that this pin is going through/near. This plastic piece appears to be broken. I cannot find the piece in my exploded diagram of the gun.
Anybody have any thoughts on this? I paid fair market for the gun, maybe a bit less (240CAD) so having to fix it already is a kick in the pants. I registered it on IR tools to get the extra warranty, but now that I'm trying to use the warranty they want a receipt. I do not have one.
Any help is appreciated! I want to have this fixed asap, as I have a few jobs coming up that it'd be helpful. I hate using my electric impact gun.
Oh, and a side note, I just received my 115-LBK1 care kit and protective rubber boot in the mail... I had ordered these things to protect and service the ****** thing (while it was sleeping in the toolbox). Salt in my wounds to have 'em here for a dead tool. Haha