Archived from the Tools In Action forum (Dewalt). This thread is read-only.
powdered metal gears in the new grinders ouch
good or bad thing?
not good, watched a video on2015 world of concrete, this guy took it apart right down to the last screw, motor is excellent, as is the plastic housing, apparently dewalt uses BASF plastic which blows the competition out of the water, the copper windings were all expoxy sealed, awsome, but the powwder gears are junk. from what im seeing in other tool forums, lot of them are being returned for gear problems.
yes it was