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Hi everyone. Just purchased a 3710 trimmer, read the instructions twice, yet i managed to Find myself with a stuck bit. Any idea how to get that thing out ? Thanks
Dont know that model personally but you should be able to put a wrench on the ‘endcap’ which holds the bit ?
Yeah. Tried that already. Its just stuck.
Throw a couple pictures up and we might be able to help you
Jimbo
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This is how it looks without the collet nut
Does it seem like it wedged back in real bad and are you unable to turn the bit at all?
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If the angle on the collet bevel points outward just hit the bit on something and it should break loose. If the collet bevel points inward you probably just need more pulling force to break it free.
If tapping it with a hammer and pulling the bit doesn’t work. I’ve had to take a little grinder an notch a flat place on the bit and take a screw driver or cold chisel and hit it with a hammer in the horizontal notch.
Millerz
If tapping it with a hammer and pulling the bit doesn’t work. I’ve had to take a little grinder an notch a flat place on the bit and take a screw driver or cold chisel and hit it with a hammer in the horizontal notch.Memnoch wrote:
Hi everyone. Just purchased a 3710 trimmer, read the instructions twice, yet i managed to Find myself with a stuck bit. Any idea how to get that thing out ? Thanks
Millerz
Millerz
Thanks for the advice guys. And no, it doesn’t move at all. Shall see tomorrow what I can do. Let u know how it went.
Have you got it yet? Have you tried taking vise grips and trying to turn it? If there’s a spindle lock button.Memnoch wrote:
Thanks for the advice guys. And no, it doesn’t move at all. Shall see tomorrow what I can do. Let u know how it went.
Millerz
Didn’t have time to try it yesterday. Doesn’t have a lock button. I’ll just Probably Take it to a repair shop 🙁
Put a wrench or second pair of vice grips on the flats of the shaft. That should give enough leverage to twist the bit free.
You need to place bit in vise and hit to collet with hammer or something similar. After few hit it will fall out. And use proper bit for this tool because I think it stuck of bad bit. If you have another two hand you can give pliers for one person to hold bit and then put wrench on assy and hit wrench with hammer to pull bit out. Sorry for my English, but I can`t write better 😀
Hi again. Sorry for not replying. A lot of work. So problem solved. Went to the service shop and they got it out. Next time I will probably try to force it like u said. I was afraid cause it’s a new tool and afraid I will brake something. The bit is the right size. Thanks again to all of you for the advice.
Maybe service guy told how it did that? Because I was working in power tools service for 4 years and I love do that with hammer 😀
Didn’t ask but I’m convinced he used some force. The bit seemed undamaged so I’m grateful for that.Andrius wrote:
Maybe service guy told how it did that? Because I was working in power tools service for 4 years and I love do that with hammer 😀
Next time, I’ll just use the force myself. It was the first time happening and I thought if it brakes even more why not have someone else to blame it on? :))
All is better to have someone else to blame 🙂