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TROUBLE SHOOTING
PROBLEM
CAUSE
CORRECTION
Trigger valve housing leaks air
O-ring cut or cracked
Replace O-ring
Trigger valve
O-ring cut or cracked
Replace trigger valve assembly
CT housing leaks air
CT housing O-ring cut or cracked
Replace CT housing assembly
Shuttle O-ring cut or cracked
Replace O-ring
CT housing plate loosened or damaged
Replace CT housing assembly
Frame/Nose leaks air
Loose nose screws
Tighten screws and recheck
O-ring cut or cracked
Replace O-ring
Bumper cracked or worn
Replace bumper
Frame/Deflector leaks air
Damaged gasket
Replace gasket
Cracked or worn head valve piston
Replace head valve piston
Cracked or damaged sleeve
Replace sleeve
Loose deflector screws
Tighten screws and recheck
Failure to cycle
Air supply restriction
Check air supply equipment
Tool dry, lack of lubrication
Use BOSTITCH Air Tool Lubricant
Worn head valve O-rings
Replace O-rings
Broken head valve spring
Replace head valve spring
Head valve stuck in cap
Disassemble/Check/Lubricate
Trigger valve O-ring cut or cracked
Replace trigger valve assembly
Wishbone cam pin broken or missing
Replace wishbone cam pin
Wishbone cam broken, worn or missing
Replace wishbone cam
Cam spring broken or missing
Replace cam spring
Cam follower broken or missing
Replace cam follower
Moveable nose broken
Replace moveable nose
Moveable nose too far from workpiece
Place nail point in metal conncetor hole/make
sure tool is not tipped so magazine is in contact
with work surface
Lack of power; slow to cycle
Tool dry, lacks lubrication
Use BOSTITCH Air Tool Lubricant
Broken head valve spring
Replace head valve spring
O-rings cut or cracked/gasket damaged
Replace O-rings/gasket
Exhaust blocked
Check top seal, head valve, deflector cover; replace
Trigger valve worn/leaks
Replace trigger valve assembly
Dirt/grime built up on driver
Disassemble to remove driver; clean driver
Sleeve not seated correctly on nose
Disassemble to correct
Head valve not seated correctly on sleeve
Disassemble to correct; replace
Head valve dry
Disassemble/lubricate
Air pressure too low
Check air supply equipment
Contact arm valve exhaust/port/channel blocked
Disassemble/Check/Clean; replace assembly
Skipping fasteners; intermittent feed
Worn magazine
Replace magazine
Dry/dirty magazine
Clean/lubricate using BOSTITCH Air Tool Lubricant
Broken/chipped driver
Replace driver (check driver piston O-ring)
Trigger valve O-ring cut or cracked
Replace trigger valve assembly
Leaking deflector gasket
Tighten screws; replace gasket
Wrong sized fasteners
Use only recommended fasteners
Bent/damaged fasteners or collation
Discontinue using these fasteners
Loose magazine nose screws
Tighten all screws
Low air pressure
Check air supply system to tool
Damaged pusher spring
Replace spring
Tool dry, lacks lubrication
Use BOSTITCH Air Tool Lubricant
Worn driver piston O-ring
Replace O-ring, check driver
Air restriction/inadequate airflow throug socket and plug
Replace quick disconnect fittings
Dirt/grime in driver channel
Disassemble and clean driver and sleeve
Worn bumper
Replace bumper, check driver and driver piston O-ring
Fasteners jam in tool
Driver channel worn
Replace Fixed nose
Wrong sized fasteners
Use only recommended fasteners
Bent/damaged fasteners or collation
Discontinue using these fasteners
Loose magazine/nose screws
Tighten all screws
Broken/chipped driver
Replace driver
Fastener misses metal connector hole
Damaged moveable nose
Replace moveable nose
Nail not fully positioned in the drive channel
Check for debris/collation in drive channel; remove
debris/remove nails and replace with new strip
Hole not properly located with point of nail
Place nail point in metal connector hole before firing
the tool
Nail point not visible
Trigger stem depressed
Release trigger; disconnect and reconnect air; replace
trigger valve assembly
Nose spring broken
Replace nose spring
Nail jammed in drive channel
Disconnect air/clear jam
Cam spring broken or missing
Replace cam spring
Cam/shuttle jammed
Disconnect air/remove cover/separate cam and
shuttle; replace
Less than 5 nails/tool in lockout mode
Disconnect from air and add new strip of nails
CT housing vibrates, buzzes or has
a delay during actuation
Shuttle O-ring cut or cracked
Replace O-ring
