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#1 is always lack of lubrication
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Are you pushing your 2135Ti too far?
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You’re using what kind of sockets?!?
I have been rebuilding, repairing and performing warranty work on air tools for thirty five years. I’m not employed by any tool manufacturer although I do perform warranty work and sell parts for all the major players in the market.
The 2135TI appears to be the most common ½” impact wrench I see now being used by the pros. I guess it could be called one of the new generation tools. It has a composite body with titanium alloy clutch housing and other features that make it light, powerful and user friendly.
The most common problem I’ve seen with this tool is the lack of lubrication by the user. I think that tools fail for all kinds of reasons, but I’m telling you the most common reason is lack of lubrication.
Alright, follow me here. Joe customer comes and buys a 2135TI. We talk about the features and the importance of clean, dry air and lubrication. Joe May even buy grease and oil along with the tool. He takes it, puts it into service and the weeks and months go by. The fasteners now take a little longer to run down and breakout. Joe may raise the air pressure a bit to improve performance. Now, the tool’s not performing well and it’s consuming a lot more air. Then, the day comes when it quits in the middle of a job. Joe remembers the grease and oil he bought with the tool. He has to search for awhile but he finds them. He then loads the tool up with new grease and oil. It still doesn’t work. The tool winds up on my workbench with new grease and oil everywhere and a need for new parts.
Don’t get me wrong I love Joe and all the folks that don’t lube their air tools. Just don’t be Joe. Follow the manufacturer’s recommended lubrication and save yourself some time and money.
The second most common problem is misapplication. What I mean is that with the performance of the 2135TI Joe will sometimes brag about how he can raise the air pressure a little, put an adapter on the ¾” socket and not even have to take that heavy and loud ¾” impact wrench out of his toolbox.
Don’t get me wrong. I love repairing the ½” impact wrenches of Joe and all the folks that don’t like using a ¾” impact wrench. Don’t be one of these folks. Use the right tool for the application.
The last common problem I’ll mention here is the one that’s hardest for me to understand. Don’t use chrome sockets on impact wrenches! Always use impact sockets! Besides wearing out anvils prematurely it is dangerous. Yes, I love selling and installing new anvils but I hate hearing about people being injured because of flying socket fragments. Don’t do it.
The 2135TI can fail due to defective parts and rare manufacturing issues. But, as you can see from my short list of common problems, the user may be the most common problem.
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Thanks,
Troy
