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I’m not sure what happened to the detent pin on my mid torque impact wrench but when I took a socket off the pin became stuck inside the anvil. I assume that the socket somehow was hitting on the detent pin, deforming it and now it is stuck down. I thought maybe if I drove out the spring pin the I might be able to get it out. After a long stuggle I was able to get the spring pin out but that seemed to be broke down inside the anvil and is only about 1/3 the length it should have been. Even with the spring pin out the detent pin is stuck. I thought I would maybe try drill it out but it’s hardened and that does nothing. Its too small to get a die grinder at it.
Has anyone else dealt with this issue and is there a trick to getting it out or do I just have to buy a new anvil. It’s only a year old but I assume warranty isn’t going to cover this.
I’d leave out the things you did to it and send it back to Milwaukee with eService. I don’t think the detent pin is designed to be a replaceable part or that it’s supposed to wear out.
Yea I’ve been really happy with eservice as the last few things I’ve sent in they sent back new tools, I just don’t want to abuse it either. It just kind of sucks because it’s such a new product that none of the parts places even have the anvil. The only place I can find one is on ebay and while they seem like a legit seller it’s coming from Alaska.
The spring pin 45 in the parts breakout looks like it has a taper on both ends but on mine it was like the ends were both broke off leaving only a small piece in the middle. I really don’t know what I could have done to break those off as they should be inside the anvil.
geesh. I got this tool but really ive been using my Dewalt a lot more so no issues I have noticed yet.
I don’t think that’s abusing the warranty service at all.
The first day I used my first new Milwaukee half inch impact wrench on a job, the detent pin fell apart. I was 5 storeys up dismantling a steel roof structure. The socket obviously wouldn’t hold so i wasted half a day taking it back to get a replacement. Use warranties as much as you can, that’s part of what you pay for when making your purchase.
I must say I would have been perfectly happy had milwaukee warranty just replaced the anvil but I’m not going to complain about getting a new tool.