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Update: my trusty impact gun gave up the ghost on a '98 Civic brake job yesterday
I was in the middle of swapping out the rear rotors, everything was going smooth, and then the gun just went silent. No click, no whir, nothing. It's a Milwaukee M18 I've had for about five years, so it's seen some real work. I checked the battery, tried a different one, even gave it a few love taps on the bench. Dead. Had to finish the job with a breaker bar and a lot of swearing, which added a solid hour to what should have been a quick swap. I'm torn between trying to fix it myself or just biting the bullet on a new one. Has anyone had luck rebuilding the motor on these, or is it a lost cause once they quit like that?
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the_uma7mo ago
Man, that's rough. Did it smell burnt at all when it stopped? Like a sharp electrical smell from the vents. That usually tells you if the motor's fried or if it's maybe just the trigger switch.
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andrewf237mo ago
Oh good point. If it's the motor you might also hear a weird hum or buzz before it dies, not just the smell. Did it make any noise like it was struggling to turn?
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