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  • Dewalt Nailer Battery Safety Precaution
  • 1 step
  • Dewalt Nailers DCN680D1 2018 Opening Procedure
  • 7 steps
  • Back Support
  • 3 steps
  • Dewalt Nailers DCN680D1 2018 Driver Removal
  • 1 step
  • Driver Blade
  • 5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the battery
  • Before you begin the repair, remove the battery from the device.

Before you begin the repair, remove the battery from the device.

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Step 2

              Loosen the outer housing
  • Remove the following screws securing the outer housing:
  • Twelve T10 screws
  • One 2.5 mm hex screw
  • Some of these screws are deeply recessed. You can use a flathead screwdriver to loosen these screws.

Remove the following screws securing the outer housing:

Twelve T10 screws

One 2.5 mm hex screw

Some of these screws are deeply recessed. You can use a flathead screwdriver to loosen these screws.

Step 3

              Remove the right housing
  • Lift and remove the right housing from the device.

Lift and remove the right housing from the device.

Step 4

              Loosen the internal parts
  • Remove the lock button from its recess.
  • During reassembly, make sure that the button is properly seated and engages the trigger.

Remove the lock button from its recess.

During reassembly, make sure that the button is properly seated and engages the trigger.

Step 5

  • Slide the battery connector out of its recess.

Slide the battery connector out of its recess.

Step 6

  • Remove the switch board, switch, and spring from its housing recess.
  • During reassembly, use the third photo as a reference to help you set the components back in the housing.

Remove the switch board, switch, and spring from its housing recess.

During reassembly, use the third photo as a reference to help you set the components back in the housing.

Step 7

              Remove the left housing
  • Carefully flip the device over.
  • Remove the left housing from the device.

Carefully flip the device over.

Remove the left housing from the device.

Step 8

  • The spring under the release button has a tendency to fly out. Be careful not to lose the spring.
  • Carefully remove the release button from the device.
  • Remove the button spring from the device.

The spring under the release button has a tendency to fly out. Be careful not to lose the spring.

Carefully remove the release button from the device.

Remove the button spring from the device.

Step 9

              Remove the back support
  • Use a T20 driver to remove the two screws (one on either side) securing the back support .

Use a T20 driver to remove the two screws (one on either side) securing the back support .

Step 10

  • Loosen the two solenoid wires from the back support.

Loosen the two solenoid wires from the back support.

Step 11

  • Pull the back support straight out of the device.

Pull the back support straight out of the device.

Step 12

              Remove the driver assembly
  • Grasp the driver assembly by its back and pull it straight out of the device.

Grasp the driver assembly by its back and pull it straight out of the device.

Step 13

              Remove the blade
  • Use pliers or a flathead screwdriver to straighten the retaining clip securing the blade.

Use pliers or a flathead screwdriver to straighten the retaining clip securing the blade.

Step 14

  • Remove the retaining clip from the driver assembly.

Remove the retaining clip from the driver assembly.

Step 15

  • Slide the blade out of the driver assembly’s slot, and remove it from the assembly.

Slide the blade out of the driver assembly’s slot, and remove it from the assembly.

Step 16

              Install a replacement blade
  • The next two steps show how to install a replacement blade into the driver assembly.
  • Slide the blade through the slot in the driver assembly and set it into the wavy groove.
  • If the blade does not sit snugly in the groove, flip the blade over and try again.
  • Insert the retaining clip oriented as shown in the photos into the driver assembly.

The next two steps show how to install a replacement blade into the driver assembly.

Slide the blade through the slot in the driver assembly and set it into the wavy groove.

If the blade does not sit snugly in the groove, flip the blade over and try again.

Insert the retaining clip oriented as shown in the photos into the driver assembly.

Step 17

  • Use pliers or a hammer and punch to bend the protruding end of the clip over in order to secure the blade.

Use pliers or a hammer and punch to bend the protruding end of the clip over in order to secure the blade.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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andysage - Jul 16, 2021

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Thank you for this video, replacing the drive blade would not have been possible without it. I had my brad nailer for 10 months & used it twice and it failed. DeWalt suggested I bring it in for warranty service. The warranty service center told me that it wasn’t under warranty & I’d have to pay a minimum of $250.00 to have the blade replaced. Dewalt then offered to send me the drive blade as a courtesy, I had already ordered the part I & said no, the brad nailer should have been covered under warranty. I repaired my brad nailer myself with your help and this is the last DeWalt product I’ll ever buy. Thanks again.

Matt Dunckel - May 9, 2022

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I’m going to attempt this myself and am so glad I found this page. Thank you! Dewalt was going to charge me $200. I found a local repair guy who said he wouldn’t touch it because there’s an air chamber that you have to pressurize to do the repair. But it doesn’t look like that’s the case according to these instructions. Do you know anything about that?

dorian.fulton - Aug 6, 2022

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Your tutorial was excellent. I replaced the driver blade with zero confusion or errors thanks to clear, logical text beautifully augmented with clarifying pictures.

Thank you.