TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
MANY COMMON PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED EASILY BY UTILIZING THE CHART BELOW.
FOR MORE SERIOUS OR PERSISTENT PROBLEMS, CONTACT A D
E
WALT SERVICE CENTER OR CALL 1-(800)-4-D
E
WALT.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, remove
fasteners from magazine before making any adjustments or servicing this tool.
SYMPTOM
CAUSE
FIX
Skipping fasteners; intermittent
feed
Damaged pusher spring
Replace spring
Tool dry, lacks lubrication
Use
D
E
WALT pneumatic tool oil
Worn driver piston O-ring
Replace O-ring, check driver
Air restriction/inadequate airflow through
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
Hole not properly located with point of nail
Place nail point in metal connector hole before firing
Nail point not visible
Trigger stem depressed
Release trigger; disconnect and reconnect air; replace
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
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
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