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Hi,
Late November I purchased the DLX2131SY Kit, and noticed the following with the Drill:
– Noticeable axial play within the shaft / gearbox – this makes neat drilling somewhat challenging; The chuck runs true however.
– Rattling noise when spindle is slowing down / braking – only in Hi gear
– Gets quite warm under load (normal for a brushed unit I guess?)
(My AEG BSB 18ST doesn’t have these “features”, or they’re nowhere near as pronounced – even nearing its retirement!)
Took the DHP482 back to the retailer – they idled and smelt it (?), said it’s “normal”. Raised it with Makita – said to take it to their repair centre.
Just want to figure out if I got a lemon or if the above is acceptable?
Cheers 🙂
The gearbox/clutch is broken. My DDF482 (wich is the same drill without hammer function) had the same problems. I had it fixed once, and when it broke down again I bought a DDF484 which has metal gears, DDF482 has plastic gears.
aessu wrote:
13 hours ago, aessu said:The gearbox/clutch is broken. My DDF482 (wich is the same drill without hammer function) had the same problems. I had it fixed once, and when it broke down again I bought a DDF484 which has metal gears, DDF482 has plastic gears.
I opted for the DHP482 because a number of sources stated: “All metal gear construction”. Unless these vary by region / country of manufacture?
Either way, the rattle noise and other matters make me nervous. The thing is brand new.
That’s crazy it has plastic gears. I know some drills have them but I would have never thought the DDF482 had them.
Sneaky wrote:
10 hours ago, Sneaky said:
I opted for the DHP482 because a number of sources stated: “All metal gear construction”. Unless these vary by region / country of manufacture?
Either way, the rattle noise and other matters make me nervous. The thing is brand new.
So it hasnt been used? Shouldnt do that. I broke mine twice with a step bit into some 3mm thick steel
– Rattling noise when spindle is slowing down / braking – only in Hi gear
This do almost every makita drill ..my dhp458 too .
i dont know why …
btw Dhp482 in our country have steel gears