The Gun That lost the fight 

Hi Robert if you follow me you will understand I have a go at most things and learn as I go I never claim to be an expert I just show what I'm doing but with help like you have just given I get better and so do the people that watch so thank you for your input I will be giving it a go

@@dmgladden Thanks for your comment and appreciation. As you say we all learn by sharing advice and observations. Its usually the lower ring on the cylinder assembly, but while its apart you may as well change the one on the fan casting too (they are different sizes. Unlike a car engine where the crank drives the pistons back up the cylinder to the next firing stoke, the Paslode relies on a good combustion, as the remnants of the charge go under the piston, from an exhaust port in the exhaust. Its a bit like the concept of a two stroke, but in reverse. If the rings leak significantly, there is not enough exhaust gas to drive the piston back up. To test this, check the pin is right back so the piston is in firing position. Try firing it. Itwill fire but not a second time if this is the fault as the exhaust gas has not driven the piston back up. You can confirm this by checking to see if the driver blade is close to the tip. It should return right into the chamber. If the piston has not returned its usually the O rings.

@@roberttill3787 that is a very detailed account of what to do and why, thank you again im sure this will help not just me but many more that read your comments.

@@dmgladden Having just watched your video again due to it appearing in my feed, there are a couple of points i could add. Firstly the noise is not it "charging up" as you said near the end, its the fan spinning as the cylinder closes. The fan is in the combustion chamber and stirs the fuel/air mixture to ensure an evenly mixed mixture. Secondly it looks like it could be a later model where the lower O ring has been replaced with metal piston rings. If thats the case theres only ONE O ring, and thats on the fan casting (cylinder head). Thirdly i would also be suspicious of the spark plug. I check fan activation, and for a spark as i rebuild it before the cylinder is fitted back on the handle assembly.

Yes Richard I agree Half a job I am not saying I could have got it working but a bit more as you say open tool testing was needed. So not a "Nice try" as some comments said in my opinion.

If your a Muppet then so am i as its something i would think of doing but in all reality 1 day on site and it will be tge same best thing is keep it working like new not looking like new. Thanks for the great comment

Thanks Michael

Do you mean the leaf spring with the roller ball on it that gets pushed down by the alloy piston housing (when it moves back about 10 mm) when you press on the nose? it sits in front of the fan mount pivot. 17:01

Thanks Will and thanks for watching

No it should do, on the tip you should adjust the slide by loosening the two bolts slide it up and tighten again this should work

back to dealer.

Could also be a seal or exhaust/ reed damage issue.

Hi Jeffrey email me some pics as i dontfully understand what parts you mean davidglad2452@gmail.com

Hi Furzhanal. Thanks for watching and for showing interest in the whole shop. I have a Playlist dedicated to the workshop. Where you will see every aspect of the workshop

I repair these guns and it very much sounds like you have a fan fault. The fan takes a high load from the battery, and if theres a problem with it, one moment the gun is fine the next it flashes a battery fault

Thats good, but why in your back yard?

Was it working ok before you stripped it down?

David Gladden yeah.

When all else fails see if the high voltage unit is working. With the cylinder removed you can depress the switch by hand, watch the fingers when the fan starts and check for spark.

this may sound stupid, but did you put nails in before testing, as once the nails are low there is a safety bar that stops firing happening.

what do you mean? My gun is doing the same thing and it had only been used 3 times. It looks brand new. Last time it was used, we changed the gas canister but the gun wouldn't work. I assumed someone had bought the gas and returned it to the store with a replaced spent canister). So now, about 3 or 4 years later, I finally bought a new gas canister for it to make sure the gun worked before selling it. But it still doesn't work. I took it apart and noticed thin blue. . .don't know what to call them. . . they were like little rings around the two screws that hold the thing that slides back and forth??? Anyway, they were broken and I took the bits out of the holes the screws went in. Is that what you are talking about? If not what?

My problem was literally dirt build up on the rear frame preventing the spark from being able to arc against the point, quick clean and all sorted

@@mattlustig3564 that is exactly why Paslode say they should be regularly service cleaned.

What if it doesn't click?

Where are the other o ring located?

Yes Ken i was hoping for some success but i guess you can't win them all

@@dmgladden Yeah...........I've never used one of those, but I can see with your video, it would be a problem with a small crack in the housing to cause a problem!

Bye it some flowers lol, the blades are very strong and never bend doing such, but i take it from your comment that you've not done much of this type

Sounds like a power issue, check everything to do with battery.

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Hi Dave I cleaned the sensors that touch the battery and it works now.They must have corroded over Christmas when it wasn't used. Cheers kris

Thanks for the tip but no its compression as i swapped the tops over with another and the bottom half works fine

I did just not on camera

@@dmgladden ah ok, so was the trigger end at fault or did the other top bit fire on yours

As i have never used ether of them i couldnt comment but should i ever get the chance i will do a comparison video as i have been using the Paslode for around 15 years

If you've ever seen a parts diagram for the Dewalt you will know why I run away from these guns. The Paslode is a much simpler design but still has its problems

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Harry the cover is designed to do that. It rocks on the pin that holds it shut. The can comes backwards as the cylinder closes, the cover moves up, and round converting the backwards movement to a vertical movement. It presses the can adapter and makes the can discharge a shot of gas. The door is operating properly when it does this.

Yes and it worked fine, this was part of my initial tests, but thats for the suggestion

Check the spark unit, mine was working fine but after being in storage was gassing up and fan was going but no firing, did basic strip down, removed spark unit and cleaned, cleaned the point on the back plate the spark arcs against, reassembled and bingo, fires every time

Hi thanks for the comment and trying to help its always appreciated, no it did turn out to be the cylinder as i swapped it with mine and all worked imperfectly but its gone into the box as spares it wont go to waste

Paslode makes unreliable garbage. Get a Senco. Have 2 paslodes, neither work and both were used very little, less than 500 nails. The Senco is like 30 years old and works flawless, the paslodes have been very finicky and can't be relied on for a business, unless you want to be poor

Which was?

Yes Brian that it is but I'm not one for throwing things away but sometime tools get to the end of there life and they will have done enough work to have paid for them selves many times over

Charm down man they are stronger than you think

when dismantling/reassembling the two halves of the gun the spindle coming out of the fan motor can easily bend a fraction causing the fan to slightly catch the insides when running ,then the spindle breaks inside the motor and you need a new motor. I know it happened to me 6:54

Ok thanks