Dang...Them DeWalts Have Got Some Torque!

[Bucknaked]

Nothing a little gorilla glue won't fix. Just ask the woman that used it for hairspray. It holds real good!

Bwahahahaha! You ain’t right... but you ain’t wrong either

[LFD2037]

My 18v did the exact same thing. I don’t blame it on the torque they have. I blame it on a garbage product. Mine had been used a total of maybe 3 hours. Junk.

[Old Goat1]

Anyone know of a good place to get 18V batteries for one?

Bought 2 dewalt 20v
aftermarket 5amp hr for$50. New not rebuilt. Can't say how good they are. Haven't used them enough but so far so good.

https://www.batteriesup.com/

[3ChordTruth]

Just watch out for your wrists when you get a new one. The torque on them is amazing.

Also, avoid wearing pajamas when operating. TBH research recently discovered that it is wearing PJs in public NOT loosely holding while firing a pistol that causes the unfortunate physical disability known as limp wristing.

[Blane]

LFD2037, the ones you buy at Home Depot or Lowe's today are junk. I still have my 18 volt sawzall/hammer drill combo that I bought used from the plumber I worked for when I started out at 14 years old. I turn 41 in August. I have upgraded through the years, but still have them and occasionally use them. The one the op is talking about sounds just as old and most def a work horse like mine. I think it's like John Deere mowers and such from HD, they are not made the same.

[Geezy Rider]

If you want another one, I have about four of them I think. I really only need one for the house and one for the shop. Or vice versa, if you don't want another one and have good batteries, I could use another good battery or two.

I’ll keep this in mind, thanks.
I’ve already ordered a new clamshell housing so I’m going to rebuild it first but if that doesn’t work then I’ll contact you.

[Geezy Rider]

LFD2037, the ones you buy at Home Depot or Lowe's today are junk. I still have my 18 volt sawzall/hammer drill combo that I bought used from the plumber I worked for when I started out at 14 years old. I turn 41 in August. I have upgraded through the years, but still have them and occasionally use them. The one the op is talking about sounds just as old and most def a work horse like mine. I think it's like John Deere mowers and such from HD, they are not made the same.

You may be correct. I’ve heard that the products sold in box stores are built specifically for them to a lesser quality so they can be sold cheaper. Don’t know if that’s true or not but I do know that the mowers and such are all made by MTD and then sold with individual brand names on them. If you want the real deal you gotta go to the dealer.

I bought this Dewalt as a set of five pieces with a case, brand new on eBay, many years ago. It was a really good buy as I won the bid at 300.00 and that particular kit was running 500.00 anywhere else. It’s been well worth what I paid for it. I’m on my third set (5 batteries total) of battery rebuilds and until this happened, they’ve never let me down. I have used them very hard over the years.

[Dale Moser]

I hung up a rigid drill with a 13/16" bit under a trailer one time. It wedged my finger/glove on the trigger and nearly twisted me into a pretzel before I was able to break the bit. I felt like I'd been in a fistfight with the tazmanian devil.

[Passafist]

Go to a pawn shop,I bet they’ll give you one without a better for next to free and replace the housing

[Geezy Rider]

I hung up a rigid drill with a 13/16" bit under a trailer one time. It wedged my finger/glove on the trigger and nearly twisted me into a pretzel before I was able to break the bit. I felt like I'd been in a fistfight with the tazmanian devil.

Dang...that made me cringe Dale.

[Geezy Rider]

Go to a pawn shop,I bet they’ll give you one without a better for next to free and replace the housing

Interesting, I’ll have to look into that.