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Remove nails and air supply. Firmly depress safety foot against work with trigger depressed and make sure that firing pin is pushed all the way in. If firing pin is being activated by safety foot most likely problem is stuck cylinder or head valve. If the gun has been dropped the cylinder my jam. Remove the head and make sure that the cylinder and or headvalve moves and that the driver is not stuck in place. Good luck

get brushes fro a dewalt dealer or from dewalt direct on the web or from an appliance repair shop. You will need the model number

If you just bought it new take it back and get it replaced. Otherwise, no it is not normal.

Just take apart the knife and get knife out reassemble it and then put the knife back in

Problem will be either low brush lengths or burnt armature. Check for arcing when running and excessive sparking will mean motor over haul or replacement.

So what is your question. It sounds like you have a bad battery so try it on another tool. If it works then the drill is not working or assembled properly if the same thing happens then you have ruled put the drill and there is a proplem with the battery

check for broken belt or motor failure.

If you have a long enough shaft you can grab onto it with a pipe wrench or vice grip while using an open end on the large nut. You may be able to get it into a bench vice as well. These quite often have lock tight on them as well. Heating may help you out but you will have to move quick.

Check the driver blade assy, it might be stuck or bent.

You may try a two part epoxy, or gorilla glue. Let dry for a day or two. Sometimes 3m spray adhesive also works. Let tack before sticking together though.

There are no parts in your sander to grease. The only place there is grease is in the three sealed bearings on the armature and in the platen. Everything should be clean and dry inside the sander to make it less likely for sawdust to stick inside the tool. Blow everything out and replace the bearings if they are not turning freely and smoothly.

Nail strip may not be fully seated, the ram may not have retracted due to no lube, or dirt or damage to an O-ring, or the saftey may not be disengaging, such as due to a bent lever, or faulty seals.

Contact Alpha Pneumatics. 01707 282700 they might be able to help.

Unfortunately Dewalt switches are solid state, meaning there is little to nothing you can do to fix them when they don't work. Occasionally spraying them with electronics cleaner and blowing them out with clean, dry air will make them work a little longer but more often than not you simply have to replace the switch. The part number for your driver is N084669. They cost between $65 and $75 so shop around or check with a local repair center.

Yes it can be replaced. If you go to www.ereplacementparts.com, you can look up your sander and find the parts you need. You can buy the parts there or get the part numbers and search the web for pricing.

The problem that you describe indicates that the orings within the trigger failed. You could replace the orings if you have a source for very small rings (2mm x 1.5 for the firing pin inside the trigger valve) or just replace the whole trigger assembly (under $10). Lube all orings with white grease or silicone paste lube (remove head and lube head valve assembly). Good luck

Firrst clean and lubricate slide portion that drives nail in. Dirt will cause this sometimes. If problem persists you may have a bent driver and may have to be replaced. If you can remove front guide, check for burs or gouges on metal.

It sounds like either the trigger valve is stuck of malfunctioning. It is item 68 on this diagram. With the toll UNPLUGGED from air make sure the trigger pin is releasing as it should when the trigger is depressed. Obviously do not check this with it plugged into an air line. DeWalt D51823 diagram

Which model is it? What happens when you try and shoot it? Is it leaking air and if so from where? Is there a nail jammed in the tool?