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This is my third premium hammer drill, coming from 18 v 925 to dcd 985 and now dcd995. The gear shift sometimes locks in the 2nd gear? It seems you have to pull the trigger and move the chuck a bit to real ease it. I already exchanged it and it does the same on the second drill? Is this a known issue?
The dcd950 I have at work has always had that issue. No idea what causes it though. My dcd995 doesn’t do that but I’ve only used it a few times.
My 36V Hammer drill had this same issue the entire time I had it which was like 5 years. It never effected its operation, just a little aggrevating sometimes.
That is not good start to this. Maybe going back to the dcd985 might be better. It was a tank!
It isn’t a problem, just happens sometimes/with some if the drills. The 18v versions (dcd950/970) typically didn’t do that, but the newer versions can. It’s just part of the way this particular 3 speed transmission syncs up.
Is this something to be looked at? To tout a premium drill as having a quirk that should not be a problem seems to be sub par in terms of quality assurance. I demand a lot from my tools in my job and that is why I have stayed with Dewalt.
Sidman wrote:
Is this something to be looked at? To tout a premium drill as having a quirk that should not be a problem seems to be sub par in terms of quality assurance. I demand a lot from my tools in my job and that is why I have stayed with Dewalt.
It’s not a “quirk”, it’s just the way the gears mesh. It is really common in 3 speed drills.