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electric impact wrench repair advice and questions
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| Got a nice, approx yr old Chicago Electric impact wrench I bought on
Ebay.
Yesterday, it quit, and I need to fix it.
Harbor Freight doesn't even want to hear the word repair, on these.
Seems Chicago Electric doesn't have authorized repair facilites in the
US.
In fact, Chicago Electric isn't even in the US.
I'm going to have to fix it myself, if that can be done. I was into it
awhile ago and couldn't find anything visibly wrong. However, the
square
drive spins freely, whether the motor is running or not. The motor is
somehow disconnected from the drive tip.
I was hoping to find someone who'd done a fix-it job on these
successfully.
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| Sounds like the output shaft that comes from the reduction
gear box has broken. Good luck finding a replacement. Might
be better to find another one on eBay.
RB wrote:
> Got a nice, approx yr old Chicago Electric impact wrench I bought on
> Ebay.
>
> Yesterday, it quit, and I need to fix it.
>
> Harbor Freight doesn't even want to hear the word repair, on these.
>
> Seems Chicago Electric doesn't have authorized repair facilites in the
> US.
> In fact, Chicago Electric isn't even in the US.
>
> I'm going to have to fix it myself, if that can be done. I was into it
> awhile ago and couldn't find anything visibly wrong. However, the
> square
> drive spins freely, whether the motor is running or not. The motor is
> somehow disconnected from the drive tip.
>
> I was hoping to find someone who'd done a fix-it job on these
> successfully.
>
>
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| Thanks. A guy just tipped me off to this exploded parts view of the impact
wrench:
http://www.harborfreight.com/manual...45999/45252.PDF
It's almost got to be either the broken shaft you mention, or a broken
spring. I think the spring forces engagement of the square thingee outside
the gear case. No spring, no engagement. Same thing no shaft.
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