I had the same set of nailers which were new but in storage and experienced exactly the same result. Thanks for the info, the solution fixed my tools as well! Appreciate you taking the time to document it.
Worked like a charm on my Stanley Bostitch Narrow Crown Stapler. I was just about to order a rebuild kit or a new gun. I took the gun apart (somewhat similar to your CH), gave it a good oiling as recommended and now it works like new again. I honestly cannot remember the last time this thing worked, but I needed it on a project and getting back to work again was a real life saver. Thanks!
My gun stopped working in the middle of a big trim job and I didn't have time to play with fixing it so I had to buy a second gun. Had time today to follow your video and got my old one up and running again. THANKS!
Thank you so much Claude. My brand new gun was not firing and Worked like a charm after I lubed it up as you show. You saved me alot of time. Appreciated
Well I don't believe it but it worked on my Campbell Hausfield dk583300av 02/04 brad nailer which was leaking air so badly it would not fire. I threatened to scrap it several times but glad I didn't now. I opened up the top and saw oil and pulled the cylinders apart and there was oil on all of the various O-Rings and the rubber rings looked good. Having gone this far I squirted a half ounce of pneumatic air tool oil on all the parts then closed it up and to my profound surprise it worked perfectly again. I am thrilled. Oil, oil, oil is the answer. Thank you very much for posting, much appreciated.
Thanks, will give it a try. .Have had same issue with my campbell hausfeld dry firing too. Will oiler up and see what transpires before purchasing another nail stapler combo
Thanks for the info, it worked very well for me, I just put a lot of Synthetic Motor oil through the Air entrance (I think it will flow to the other parts this way) and it started to work again. Great Tip.
I just had the same problem today with the same CH 4 guns kit that I purchased from Canadian Tire in 2013. Never used it until today... I'll pick up a bottle tomorrow and I hope it'll work!
Same situation as most comments, mine sat unused for years and stopped firing. I followed your advice and cleaned it out and gave it a generous amount of oil. I just wanted to add that I used to oil I had at hand, Google told me hydraulic oil could be a good substitute for air tools. I happen to have hydraulic oil in my garage, there were a few other suggested substitutes. Thanks for the help! Happy building everyone!
Thanks for sharing. Helped me get a used "like new" nailer back up and running after it had been sitting for a while. Mine is a Dewalt, but they are very similar on the inside.
I did. Took it apart as shown in the video, and lubricated all of the O rings. On my nailer, the piston would get stuck down... once everything was cleaned up and lubricated it worked great. I put a couple drops of oil in every time I use it, and it still works great years later.
I have the same one. It fires the 1st nail fine but the steel striker or slide doesn't retract back up into the cylinder allowing the brad nail to move forward in track. I clean everything out, no go. Stumped!
Wow your's has very different internals. I tried your fix and unfortunately that didn't seem to work for my 20103 model. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I have this same set of 4 nailers and they get used very little. A little over a year ago mine quit and I just couldn’t bring myself to throw it out. And man am I glad I didn’t. I was talking with another man at Lowe’s the other night and we were discussing all the good information to be had especially on You Tube! Today I searched for and came across your post. My nailer now works like new. I wasn’t sure about taking it apart but I do have a high mechanical aptitude that coupled with your video paid off big time. So, thanks again so very much!
Thank you for posting this. I had made the mistake of using the wrong oil or something. I then used spray grease, oops. After watching this, I cleaned it all out and I got DEWALT D55001 Synthetic Compressor Oil and it worked like a champ. My gun only gets used once a year, so I went with synthetic to avoid it gumming up again.
I purchased the same kit with 4 nailers on special a few years ago, but never used them until tonight! The Pin Nailer and Brad Nailer worked right off earlier this evening, but the large 2.5" Finishing Nailer like in your video crapped out after 3 nails, then just started popping air as you describe. Hope what you suggest is the fix - thanks for the video!!!
Every air nail gun needs to be oil with proper air gun oil every time they are refilled with Nails because the oil is blowing out of the gun with ever pull of the Trigger. after you fire 120 nails from the gun the table spoon of oil you put in it, is going to be spent. I would say if you are wanting to use oil other than Air gun oil It would be better to use Transmission oil (Dextron3) that is meant for rubber o-rings, Motor oil isn't very nice to rubber it will become hard and brittle and need to be replaced faster. I put dextron2 in my car engines to keep the valve seals soft and flexible to keep the engine from burning oil from the valves leaking past the valve guides. You will find that happening and its called blow bi, you will notice it when you first start up your engine and see a bit of black smoke from your exhaust till the engine burns off the oil in your cylinders. Their is other way to fix this problem but it takes, pulling the heads valve springs off and putting umbrella seals on each exhaust valve or having the guides replaced for the valves. I find it just a easy to use the Transmission fluid about a cup full (every time i do a oil change) in to the oil. Been doing that to my 1992 Suburban for 12 years since i purchased it and that 350 runs like a new engine. Manufacture told you to use motor oil? Well i guess they might want to sell you another gun sooner that if you used the right oil for it. Most people never re oil these guns when they should I know this because i have loaned my guns out once and when they came back they never worked again just from no oil and water in the air destroying the seals. I do not lean out air tools anymore for that reason.
I bought this same kit and brought it with me to Chile South America. I had never used them and I went to use one of the guns and it just would not work. I sure do appreciate you doing this video. I am in the process of trying to repair my guns. I will definitely do as you suggested. I was using WD40 and I will change to 30wt Oil. Jim in Chile.
Thank you , it helped me a lot, I had the same problem it just need to be lubricated by oil, I used tool oil and put it back then it start firing nails, thank you
Pulled apart my friends gun, saw the same jelly looking oil. I wiped it away, reoiled with simple oil from another air gun. after assembling and adding a squirt in the air port, the gun worked fine. 30 weight is probably a bit much. Moral of the story is lube and fire every 3 to 6 months just to maintain seal integrity.
Do these rings ever break or need replacement there are several .... I Have a Harbor Freight and not sure i can get replacement rings if required . Great to know that the majority problem is Lubrication.?
Looks like my piston bumper disintegrated, because it will fire one nail after reassembly, but then dry fires again because the piston will not return back up.
Hey, I had the same problem. Lubing didn't fix it though. The driver/pin that drives the nail doesn't retract the full way into the nose. I'm using 1 1/4 nails. Going to have to buy 1" nails so the driver will catch the head. Really annoying. Don't feel like dropping $125 for a new gun. Guess I'll live with it. Thanks for the walk-through.
I'm not sure if you're still on this. Hey anyway. My problem is the drive blade doesn't retract once a nail fires it then just shoots blanks? I'll clean and oil more tomorrow. It does technically fire after resetting the drive blade. Though I did find small plastic pieces in the inside side of the exhaust plate, not sure if it has anything to do with parts. Any ideas? I'm also looking for parts websites, if you good ones? Thanks
I would start with lubricating it. You'll be surprised how much better it will fire with all the parts sliding smoothly like they're supposed to. Let me know how it turns out.
I did exactly what you said.I had one nail out and then it went back to hissing sound. This is my neigbours gun he was generous and insisting in borrowing. Against my judgement I did borrow , and now its broke. I tried to see if I can order parts or buy another gun Campbell-Hausfeld NB006401 2-1/2IN Finish Nailer no where to be found. Parts are obsolete and not available. The new ones dont even match the description or use. I was in the middle of the basement reno final trimming baseboards etc, and now I am so messed. Any help? I am in Canada. Keeps giving double hissing sounds. the pressure keeps going low after every shot.
Sel Within No guarantees but take a drive to your nearest caterpillar heavy equipment outlet. Caterpillar uses about every O-ring under the sun for their machinery. I Once went into the back room of one of those places and couldn’t believe the number of different O-rings they have hanging on plywood racks. Chances are they can match you up with one that will fit. It’s worth a shot anyways. One thing you have to remember is that any kind of Chinese O-ring is minimal quality at the very best. When I tore mine open the first time I saw one of them even had a defect in it which was no surprise.
Tried this on mine (NB006401) nothing seemed to work (oil or carb cleaner). Then after taking it apart one to many times a few parts broke. Looking for replacement parts wont work because as far as I can tell all have been discontinued for these older guns. Be careful, otherwise it will just be a paperweight :(
Good advice. I must say after a few years, I have had to take mine apart again and relubricate. Unless you use it on a regular basis, the lubrication gets gummy.
Would have been nice to see everything reassembled and shown working. I did everything in the video and mines doesnt work. Brand new and still doesnt work..😔
I’m probably not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I try to listen when those people who are smarter than me are telling some important facts. I was told for a fact to not put motor oil in something with rubber seals as this causes the seals to swell. If I have been misinformed, please let me know so I don’t spread bad information. Air tool oil is available everywhere and if you can’t find that, automatic transmission fluid.
Ray Carson The non-detergent 30 weight oil used is what was recommended to me by the Campbell H representative who I spoke to on the phone. It is, essentially hydraulic oil. It is a clear liquid, not amber colored motor oil.
IMPORTANT INFO : I also contacted Campbell Hausfeld, Claude is right, don't use AIR TOOL OIL, it is not recommend for these finishing brad nailer/stapler. Instead use NON DETERGENT SAE 30 oil. If you're in Canada you can buy the Motomaster (028-7113-6) at Canadian Tire. Also, before dismantling your nail gun, Campbell Hausfeld recommends shooting a little carburetor cleaner in the air nozzle. I used the Motomaster Carburator and choke Cleaner (038-0720-8) also found at Canadian Tire and that actually fixed my problem. Doing the procedure in this video with AIR TOOL OIL did not fix my problem! Also, don't forget to put the cap back on the nozzle when you're done with the nailer to prevent contaminants from entering the gun and the oil from drying out and jamming your nail gun again! Merci Claude!
Thanks for the added information Rio. Carb Cleaner makes sense. Cleaning out the old gunk that has caused the jam to start with will probably go a long way in making sure you don’t run into the same problem over and over again. Glad it helped - cheers from Montreal!
There are some things to consider before using this method to repair a brad nailer. FIrst, there is no reason to use non-detergent oil. Understand what detergent and non-detergent oils are used for. Detergent oils are used in most modern gas engines to suspend particulate matter in oil so that it can be filtered with the oil filter. In engines and many other machines that don't have oil filters, non-detergent oil is used because you don't want particulate matter suspended in the oil and recirculating because that can damage parts. But that's only for engines and machines that have an oil sump. Air tools don't have an oil sump and there's nowhere to suspend particulates anyway so there is no advantage to using non-detergent oil in tools like the brad nailer. However, for piston compressors, etc., that do have a sump, non-detergent oil is recommended. That said, why go to the trouble to find non-detergent oil anyway since it can be hard to find these days. Instead, use air tool oil. After all, that's what it's made for. That's what you should be oiling your air tools with anyway so why would you use regular non-detergent oil? It makes no sense. Whoever told the maker of this video to use non-detergent oil in his brad nailer clearly doesn't know the purpose of non-detergent oil. So searching for non-detergent oil is a waste of time and a bad idea because air tool oil is specifically designed for air tools. Next, you should not use as much oil for this tool as mentioned in this video. That's WAY overkill and the excess will just blow out the exhaust and make a mess. Just lightly oil the parts and add a couple drops to the hose end of the tool every couple hours of use. Don't add as many drops as mentioned here. That will only cause a mess. Lastly, petroleum products destroy most O-rings. It's possible, if not probable, that petroleum resistant O-rings are used in this tool but it's something to consider when choosing the oil to use.
While some claim it fixed their prob, it did not on mine. At some point O rings can go bad. Mine appeared to be OK but the flood of oil was not the fix. Not a single You Tube post mentions that! CH no longer carries the 7 - "O " rings for this model. Mine would fire & set the nail but striker would not pull back for next fire. After pulling apart, cleaning then flooding with 30 weight oil - I now have air blowing out the exhaust port . Prob got worse? I guess just go buy a new gun. Finding all the exact O rings could be a hassle.
I'll never buy another Campbell Hausfield brad nailer again. Mine has had very little use and it constantly jams the nails. The steel used for the two plates(sandwiched together) that guide the nail out the head of the gun are of such soft steel that once you have just ONE nail-jam it will score the plates such that nail jams will ALWAYS happen afterward and become more frequent!!! (Creates a trough for future jams to happen the same way) Cheap Chinese steel and complete garbage. Trust me. I have taken mine apart so many times to remove jammed nails and the last time it drove a whopping 3 nails before it jammed again and got fired across the shop at 100mph due to my frustration. Get a good brand and not this junk. Save yourself the aggravation. Once that plate is "scored" the potential for every other nail to follow that path is almost guaranteed resulting in nails that shoot off sideways out of the head as the hammer drives the nail into the previously created "score" jamming it between the two plates at an angle AND, each time creating an even deeper score in the soft metal for the next nail to follow and shoot "off-path" over and over and jam between the plates as before. Once that steel is scored... it's toast.
Very good info, thanks, but way over talked. Might want to try what I did. Go to 6:10 for 15 seconds. Try that first. 20 drops fixed it for me without taking a single part out.
Thank you Sam Sam!! I shot some WD-40 down there and a bit near the "hammer" and it started working great. Caution to whomever does this, some oil sprayed on my wood. So if that is a worry, shoot blanks at scrap until the oil stops spraying.
I am a factory authorized repair technician A good rule of thumb on pneumatic tools is if the cylinder is plastic, it is oil-less. If it does not say oil daily at the air chuck connection, then do NOT put oil in that tool. Additionally, any oil used in pneumatic tools must be oil designed for that purpose. Many petroleum-based oils and lubricants will damage the rubber O-rings inside the tools. Another little tip: is a mistake tool owner’s make all the time is, too much air pressure does not make the tool function better. We never use more than 80 psi on our benches. Any more than that only serves to damage internal parts. It will not make the tool drive the fastener any deeper or better. The only exception is high-pressure tools of course.
@@fistteam Petroleum based lubricants will damage rubber O-rings in air tools. Always use silicone-based grease for assembly and (air tool oil) for daily maintenance lubricant.
You assumed people knew how to get that top off. I didn’t. As a woman using this, I’m not as saavy perhaps, so I had to watch another video on how to do that aspect of it. However, YES! This video helped fix this nail gun. I’ve had it a few years and have gotten A LOT of trim done using it, however, it’s not the best nail gun, I will say. lol Always use the 5 drops of lube recommended before each use as an important reminder to the newbies.
The air tools produced by Campbell Hausfeld are basically ultra cheap, entry level pieces of crap. I bought a box kit with several nail guns, [framer, finisher, stapler, etc], from Canadian Tire for around $175 on sale. I needed a framing gun to quickly finish a project and then I put it away. Three months later, I oiled it and I used it again. It lasted about two hours before leaking air at the trigger and other places. When I did get around to using the other brand new nail guns in the kit, they too started leaking air. Of course Canadian Tire would not accept the return because it was too long since buying them. If you are planning on buying an air gun, get a mid to upper level tool. These cheap tools are just not worth the time and effort and you certainly can't depend on them.
Read the C-H product manual, it states: "Place 4-5 drops of 30 W non-detergent oil into the air inlet. Do not use detergent oils, oil additives, or air tool oils. Air tool oils contain solvents which will damage the tool's internal components."
