Repairing Hikoki DV 18 DGL cordless Drill with a stripped out gear.

[@simoncouldry7174]

Glad to see Hikoki supplying individual parts….even if it took two months!

[@AnthonySmith-hr2kp]

Nice job Dean. I've got 2 dealt 12v and 18v when they first came out, every day being used. Except 1, the 18 v chuck froze up. But I fixed that 2 weeks ago....... Thanks to you!!!

[@JDLarge]

Funny, the grandson and I were using a scale to measure sliced meat and afterwards when he finally thought he understood we watched this video. He just asked me how a small ring (gear) could weigh six pounds?! Now I have to explain how different countries use different currencies. Ahhh, to be four years old again and let the world take care of us… 😉✌🏼

[@tdotw77]

Hey at least he's paying attention and asking the right questions! Some of the kids today are just oblivious(always staring at a iPad screen) right along with some of their parents. I'll take all the questions any day! Keep teaching!👍🏻📚

[@FourDollaRacing]

No, actually The Hitachi Power Tools division was sold to a Private Equity Fund and rebranded under the name Metabo HPT; not HTP. The sale was a specific type of divestiture which allowed the new owners access to the intellectual property, but not the trademark name "Hitachi". The Hitachi Group is still very much in business; focusing on their core competencies. While Metabo, and Hikoki, are an entirely separate company.

[@classydays43]

I think they strip out because people like to think faster = quicker job, and so use the drill in 2nd in applications that are better suited in 1st. The amount of fabricators I worked with that try to run the fastest drill to cut holes in Stainless was maddening (stainless work hardens very easily and especially hardens with heat, so cut slower and with more pressure iffin youbneed the tip).

[@HogeN1337]

can say same is for a stihl corded chainsaw... got one from the dumpster.. where a tiny woodhip blocket the sprocketwheel and motor grinded down all but 10teeth why the chain spun like normal but nothing happend when put the chain on timber 50€ later like brand new ^_^ do like builders that throw away tools and go buy new one straight away :D

[@tdotw77]

Nice score! Too many people are just like that 'throw away society', don't bother trying to fix things. That's why we love watching Dean cause he fixes all these tools(usually at least) rather than tossing in the trash. I for one have always been a 'take it apart & try fixing it' type of guy, even when I was little I was always taking things apart. Also nowadays many things are just made cheaply to be disposable and not really repairable. You can always try to fix something though, sometimes it's just a broken wire or something simple like that.👍🏻👌🏻🤔

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

This happened to my old Makita NICD drill. #2 was garbage but #1 worked as it should

[@SteifWood]

Am I correct that it's Makita, Bosch and sometimes DeWalt that sells motor and electronics parts individually, that only Hikoki and DeWalt that sells gearbox parts individually, that Milwaukee is crap coz everything is bundled, and that Hilti, Festool and Mafell are super crap as they require dealer service alternatively their tools are overpriced? I myself have many of these brands at work, but some are also Triton routers and Würth drills. All works good. Would be nice if you made 1 reference video where you discuss your views on ALL the brands. If you have done it, pin it as a link in all your video descriptions. Thanks for a very good channel.

[@darylhudson777]

Can you imagine working in a hikoki warehouse where the parts are stored that has got to be a brain workout lol

[@tdotw77]

It's just part numbers, everything is sorted by those numbers, so it wouldn't be that difficult. Imagine working in an Amazon fulfillment center though...100's of thousands of so many random things & stuff....all boxed & shipped to your door in 48 hrs or less(with prime).. I think that place is gotta be really crazy but once again it's all a bunch of [part]numbers that a computer sorted & tells what, where & how many to pick( I believe they have 'robot carts' that go around grabbing stuff). Crazy world we live in nowadays!👍🏻👌🏻🤔😄

[@Johadart]

Hi Dean, your a mighty knowledgeable man, have a question for you if you could answer it please… Is Rigid the same as the AEG brand here in Australia? Thanks

[@jeffscomp]

I used to have the impact driver that matched that drill

[@Griffinwoodworks]

My man, is that linoleum flooring on your workbench top? Pretty cool idea if it is.

[@tdotw77]

Looks like *vinyl sheet flooring for sure & yeah I thought it was a good idea too. Every once in awhile, when it gets too beat up and he just changes it to a new piece off the sheet. Keeping the cutoffs from a kitchen install would be enough to put several pieces on that workbench.👍🏻👌🏻

[@samuelbartle7136]

dean would you be able to change the sliding rams/arms on an old dewalt saw will have to get the model number to see if you would be able to do it thanks. sam

[@tdotw77]

He doesn't accept random customer sent-in tools, only does his own customers in Ireland from the Tool store where he's at.

[@simon-2962]

Arre the Metabo ones similar in availibility of spare parts?

[@Bugsyerin5646]

What can I say Dewalt cant always be PERFECT 😂😂. Thanks for the video from a sunny South Africa.😅

[@benbuchan1692]

Can you get Milwaukee m12 gen 4 impact driver clamshells separately from Milwaukee

[@tdotw77]

Yes, just Google it, they'll show right up

[@tdotw77]

Thats crazy that it took 2 months to ship that tiny part over from mainland China on a container ship.... could've just air mailed it, its only a tiny plastic gear weighing a few grams. I know you have to wait for your supplier to get it instead of directly going to hikoki.🤔🤦🏻‍♂️👍🏻😄

[@tommoso55]

👍👍👍

[@gplusgplus2286]

This gearbox has only 3 planetary gears in every "level", others I've seen in your videos have 5. Are the ones with 5 stronger or somehow better?

[@kevinchamberlain7928]

No. No they are not. They're just stronger, and better, that's all.

[@youngn9na92]

In your career, if you see an armature on a grinder that has a bulge and you polish it, would you bother throwing some brushes at it or just chunk it if it continues to arc? If I had a lathe, I'd just dress it down nice and even. But I don't. I think new brushes might make it better, but it would eventually get bad again. Idk I think the tool was just used and abused, and abrasive got jammed in there and caused the damage to it.

[@danielburke8350]

Cheap and easy repair are indeed good selling points, but when it takes two months to get the one part needed for the cheap and easy repair, that's a dealbreaker for me.

[@deandohertygreaser]

In fairness, it takes that time for me to get the part from my supplier. Loads of shops online also stock amd sell them. So it wouldn't take 2 months for someone at home. I have to use a wholesale supplier.

[@mauricecasey866]

👀👀👍👍💜💜

[@Thebattler86]

That's the cheaper Hikoki drill. The proper model is the DV36DC

[@sahilyadav-bj7bc]

Hi

[@saveriog.825]

I literally fixed this same fault yesterday on a client's drill! 👍🏻

[@kevinchamberlain7928]

No. No you didn't. Dean is the main man, not you.

[@ElonMusk-hx8yw]

The sun 🌞shines for everyone

[@saveriog.825]

@@kevinchamberlain7928 ok man, you are right! 👋🏻

[@TheMRmatt007]

So many powertools for such a small country,,,