This happens. The follower jumps over the nails and the magazine binds.
Step 1. Remove nails, unplug hose.
Step 2. Remove the bolt at the bottom of the magazine with a 2.5mm hex key.
Step 3. Remove the magazine while holding the nail follower in place to the magazine cover.
Step 4. Carefully remove the nail follower and gently extend the yellow warning indicator and follower spring.
Step 6. Inspect the nail follower. There should be 3 indentations that are stamped into nail follower face. This is the culprit.
Step 7. With a small punch, make these three indentations deeper.
Step 8. Assemble and test. Repeat if necessary.
Hope this helps.
First make sure you are using 18 gauge fasteners. Second is load it low. By that I mean load the brads so that the bottom of the brad is at the bottom of the magazine. This doesn't matter with the longest length but it does for the shorter ones. Make sure the feeder isn't damaged and that the spring is working properly. Check to make sure the metric allen screws at the nose are tight. Make sure the spring clamp on the nose is tight. And if the driver gets bent (which is common on the light gauge finish nailers) it can also cause problems.
SOURCE: Reassembling the Hitachi NR 83A2 (S) magazine
The reason that you are having trouble re-assembling the ribbon spring is that you need three hands to complete the job. As you recall the nail pusher just slips into the front of the rails. The pusher has the spring and a pin to retain the spool in place. Install the spring with the bolt hole towards leaver and slip into the front of rails. Take a small paper clip and bend a small hook to catch the ribbon spring. Hook the springs bolt hole with the paper clip and hold the spring in the approximate position for bolt as you push the assembly into rails and use latch to hold. While holding spring with paperclip, insert bolt thru rails and spring into nosepiece. Just break off the paperclip at this point and you are almost done. Some nailers have a metal support clip that you would need to have in place on bolt before installing bolt thru spring. For a breakdown of the gun go to www.toolpartsdirect.com. The other bolt for rails has a support/guide for the safety foot. Good luck and email if you have questions.
SOURCE: On the Hitachi NR83A2 nailer. Where does the end
Hi,
It goes thru the same hole as the magazine bolt on the nose. Sounds like yours is broken.
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Mine is doing the same thing. Get about 4 shots and it's jammed. Can't get the slide to open very easy because the nails are under it.
Have you got a solution?
No, I do not have a solution.
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