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Hi Johnny, First thing to do is make sure that the tool cannot fire any nails. so remove the airline or, if it's a gas powered (Fuel Cell) tool remove the battery and fuel cell.
If you can, try and remove any of the nail that you can. Then CAREFULLY try and push the driver back into the cylinder. This may take some time. Sometimes we end up having to strip the tool down to remove the magazine, this will allow better access to the stuck nail. So far, I've never been stuck doing this but.....
FYI The fact that you've managed to flip a nail in the nose can suggest a nail that's too short. Rule of thumb is that framing tools use from 50mm (2") up.
Ok you took the stuck nail out of the gun where it was stuck with the driver, yes. If so, Take air off,, take a long skinny screw driver and stick it in said hole and check to see if driver has returned the stroke backwards to a ready to fire position. If you feel the driver still forward push it backwards all the way. Remove all tools,, load a clip, hook the air hose and fire. if you get a nail (success) but if it fails after this shot and the same problems start all over again the chances are the driver is broken..
Sometimes cannot be done. Best chance to remove a stuck nail is to do following. Remove the head and pull out the cylinder leaving only the body with the stuck driver. Place the body on piece of hard plywood on a concrete floor. Make sure that the body is making full contact on the plywood. I use an old driver from framing nailer and a large copper or brass hammer (I have a 5 lb brass hammer). insert the old driver into the nose of the gun with the concave part of the driver toward the side where the nail is stuck. This will allow the stuck driver to move down and not jam the driven driver. Spray wd40 or similar followed by a spray of carb cleaner and let soak in. The carb cleaner will help the oil go deeper into the jam. Hold the old driver with a pair of vicegrips and while making sure the body stays square to the plywood, give it a solid blow. If no movement after couple of hits, lube again and wait few minutes. Make sure that you are on solid floor because this will not work on a bench. If hammer blows do not move the driver carefully apply heat to area of nose where the nail is stuck with turbo torch or similar. I do not like to apply heat unless last resort. Good luck
Depending on amout of use, driver blades do need to be ground square or replaced to make full contact with the nail head . There could be other factors causing problem however. The nails do need to align with the path of the driver. Make sure that the first nail is directly under the path of the driver. If the nails are not made correctly or the wrong nails are in the gun, the angle of the nails may be preventing full contact of the driver to nail head. Good luck
I don't have that same model but my gun started doing something similar a while back. I was able to disassemble the head of the gun and found that the hammer or piston that drives the nail had rounded itself off and wasn't able to make good contact with the nail head. Instead it pushed itself on top of the nail and got wedged. It's nearly impossible to see the stuck nail or dulled piston head without taking it apart. Hopefully this will help.
There is not enough room in the nose of the gun for two 16 gauge nails. Most likely 18 gauge nails are the problem (thinner). If nails are correct, tip of driver must be damaged allowing the driver to hit part of the next nail. The driver should be slightly tapered on the side that faces the rails so that the driver will hit first nail head and gently shove the rest of the nails back into the rails out of the way. I dont believe that you have any missing pieces. If nails are correct, remove head and pull out the driver and check for damage. Hold the tip of the driver against nail head, should be slightly thinner than head of nail.If the driver is not tapered slightly on the side that faces the nails, maybe you should sand it a little so the driver will not hit the second nail. Goodluck
Try removing stuck nails without taking apart gun. Remove remaining nails from rails. Use long piece of allen wrench or similar hard steel and grind the end to allow for jamed nail (I use a broken driver blade ground slightly thinner to allow for stuck nail). Use heavy brass or copper hammer to push driver up to top of cylinder. If after a couple of heavy blows the driver does not move, remove the head of the gun and pull out the cylinder and place the body of the gun on plywood. This will protect the head from damage. Good luck
DONT PLAY WITH IT
send it back to the makers and get it done and you will get a ticket back with it in case something happens in a later date you are covered
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