I do 90% of my tool repairs myself. Why? Because im not a Mr. KNOW IT ALL. I literally watch videos like this to gain knowledge of how ti fix the damn tool myself rather than get frustrated w/ the manufacturer doing a piss poor job on not correcting the problem. One thing I've learned, not all new tools that come out on the market are worth buying. I usually wait from 3 to 6 months on tool reviews from other reliable and knowledgeable tradesmans that love posting the honest reviews. YT is a great source of knowledgeable bloggers and you sir are very well rounded on you presentations and explanations in your videos. Kudos and thanks for the info. I was actually contemplating buying a couple of these dewalt framing nailers and been researching the reviews.

I went yesterday to Dewalt service center in Vancouver, just infront of me wa sanother guy with 2 of this gun exactly the same as yours and mine!! They tried to charge us $258 just to take a look and make a disgnose... Incredible!!!!!😂 Ill do this by myself!! DEWALT YOU NEED TO DO A RECALL FOR THIS!!

Interesting take on the fault with your monologue there, which I agree with 100%. The companies often think the customer is stupid, which they can be, but not always

Your amazing on how much stuff you know. Different tools, makes. Well done

I had the same problem with the gun kept jamming every time i fired a 75 or 90mm nail, took it apart, nothing obvious stood out but what i did see was that the springs weren't running smoothly on the two bars. Both springs were new, and I know it says not to oil the gun but they mean the firing pin and fly wheel as it needs friction, so I oiled the springs and the two runners that they slide onto, it fires like a champ!! Just oil it with a cloth not a spray can!

Well met Dean, those are a bugger that finger snapper clip. One thing you did at the end but didn’t explain was obviously not done at the warranty shop: test it under load, all modes. Something I do with every tool repaired, within reason. Those ten or so nails fired, screws driven, cuts made will soon show if there’s an outstanding issue, or a faulty part installed.

great job to have an eye for detail, and properly fix it

Great job!

Having repaired my DC618 several times (It's shot so many boxes of nails), I've noticed the reliability of the tensioning spring mechanism is better in the DC618- for the concrete and framing nailers, they went with a weird auto-tensioning design... It doesn't tension all the way so the firing pin slips. Entirely a design fault.

I have that nail gun, it's a beast in bump fire mode

I've one and takes you to press firmly against the material to get it to work also when upside down it sometimes doesn't fire, any advice please ? Thanks

Hey, just recently came across your channel and I'm loving it As a newly self employed repairman (21yo), if you don't mind sharing, how much would u charge a simple fix like this? Charge the years of experience that made it look easy and fast or just 5-10£

Nice one Dean im gonna check this spring on mine mine still works but has a couple of little issues I'm tring to understand m8,another good video 👍

This is the problem with mine ,the hook on my spring has snapped, I have an old gun. How hard it is to replace that spring.? It looks quite awkward?

Hello, the milwaukee nail gun is better than dewalt? If I want to buy something to repair roofs, which is more solidly made or more difficult to break, dewalt or milwaukee or paslode? Thank you 🙏

Maybe you can help me with my gun. The spring on the solenoid that pushed the wheel on has went over the washer. Dont know how to get in there to fix it.

Anyone know what that spring is called i belive theres 2. Or the part number already fixed it 1 time but now the spring is all twisted and shitty

Yea the dewalt framing nail gun can have issues, we have 4 at work 2 get used and 2 are for back up. I have not bought one my self due to this reason. I have many dewalt tools including the 16 straight trim nailer, and no issues at all with it, i bought it because we use the 16 ga angle trim nailer at work, well when it works. It might be due to the angle nails but ill stay away from them

A tool that brand new, I’m surprised they didn’t just take it back to the seller for a replacement. Makes me wonder if that’s poor design instead of just poor manufacturing. That doesn’t seem like a very secure way to retain the spring. But maybe you just made reinstallation look easier than it is. I’m suspicious of any spring that doesn’t need 4 letter persuasion to go where it’s bloody supposed to.

Dean i have the same gun but the problem is the light on the rear doesn't come on I've opened it but can't see nothing wrong you have any ideas m8 and what is the light actually for?cheers

Brilliant, thanks again 🤠🇦🇺

I always thought dewalt tools were quality made. Im surprised that fault occurred

When you hook the torsion spring back over the pinch roller carrier, you should also re-seat the little foam isolator (on the other leg of the spring) in the slot in the carriage as well, otherwise you risk the other end breaking as well.

Hello, what's your opinion about dcn890?

SBD needs to move away from the flywheel system. The recoil forces all the gauges guns to lift away from the surface and shoot mid air leaving the heads proud. 18g is the worst.

I have a couple of these nail guns and they both have the same problem of not picking up the nail they go through the motions of firing but no nail. I have taken them to a local repair shop and they said just throw them away, is there a way to fix them?

DeWalt tech, need to come to you for service training it seems 😂

Didn't you pull wire weld nails out of it? Those are 28 degree. The paper collated nails are 30-34 depending on if they are clipped head or offset head. That could have contributed to the issue too. I'm guessing it's a 30 degree nailer

DeWalt couldn't fix it - took Dean 30 seconds to diagnose the problem & about the same to fix it! Unbelievable!!

The Dewalt repair doesn’t use Dewalt. I wish you lived by me, but great videos. Anything electric, I’m tits in a bull.

note to self don’t by products the manufacturer or sales won’t warranty!

Brand new. Return it to store. ??

Hey, Dean! Please help me! I bought a used paslode 902600 that leaves shiners about 80% of the time and misfires about 20% of the time. I took everything a part including the piston, exhaust reeds, and rings, and cleaned everything. The batteries are fully charged (voltage is good on them), has new gas, and everything seems okay along with with the nail driver. It will drive some nails deep as hell into wood but the rest are shiners. Could it be a bad piston rings or combustion chamber leak? There was a bunch of crud a carbon deposits behind the piston

That spring desigh is so stupid. They need better retention mechanism. Anout a year or so ago, I had both of them on my gun coming off loose. So it could only fire facing down. Wouldnt fire in horizontal position, would not fire upside down. Simple fix. But the design is stupid regardless.

Nice one;)

A manufacturing fault compounded by laziness, personally I'd have investigated further myself before sending for repair but not everyone can do that 👍

How does dewalt not honor that??

Bit embarrassing for DeWalt me thinks!

Don't buy the DeWalt DCN680D2 18v XR 18GA 2nd Fix Brad Nailer Inc 2x 2.0Ah Batts and DeWalt DCN692N-XJ 18v XR Brushless 1st Fix Framing Nailer Body Only. Dewalt only Guaranty them for 12 months and don't give the extended 3 year warranty sounds crap to me lets see how long they LAST!!.

Dewalt are notoriously bad at warranty repairs. I have a lot of Dewalt. So frustrating you just buy a new one.

Why anyone would buy a dewalt nail gun is beyond me