Donniemac Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Hey guys. Sorry first time posting on here. I have a Milwaukee m18 fuel 1/2 drive impact gun. Year and a half old and it's gone faulty . Totally forgot to register it online for the extended warranty so need to try repair it. gun won't work atall even with different batteries. When the trigger is pulled the led work light in the front flashes three times then pauses then flashes three times and so on. Is this a flash code and does anyone ever heard of this??? cheers and thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Online registration isn't required. A receipt isn't even required. Worst case scenario they'll go off the manufacturing date. Contact Milwaukee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Welcome, sorry to hear about that, and bremon is right. Here's a little post about that further:http://www.professional-power-tool-guide.com/power-tool-forum/index.php?/topic/10135-Warranty-By-Manufacturer. I have had the best experience going online to their eservice website and filling out the form, they pay for shipping both ways.Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Milwaukee only does a year warranty in the UK it looks like unless you register the tool then its extended to 3 http://extension.milwaukeetool.fr/en/warranty-conditions.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Ah I'm in Tapatalk and it doesn't show the side bar of info the full site shows so I can't see where op is from....Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMack37 Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 I would contact Milwaukee first and ask, I'm not sure how much the repair would cost but it's worth a look. The unit is shutting down in protection so the majority of the unit probably works. If you have to pull it apart I'd look at the logic board, you'd want to look for any signs of excessive heat. The problem is that I'm assuming they insulated the board from debris so it will likely be covered in goo and you won't be able to see anything. You should be able to see if the motor turns by applying A/C to the motor leads, but you'd really only want to do it with a variac...so assuming you don't have one (because most people don't), you can simply spin the motor and see how it feels, if there is a lot of resistance then you know that it's a drive problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 5 hours ago, DR99 said: Milwaukee only does a year warranty in the UK it looks like unless you register the tool then its extended to 3 http://extension.milwaukeetool.fr/en/warranty-conditions.htm This type of nonsense should be illegal imo. Adds a step into something that should be effortless just to save money on the people who forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toderdj Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 What did you end up finding out? I have the same year and series of tool and I'm getting the same code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Dozer Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 Regarding light blinking 3 times and no run. i used mine in a welding shop for a couple years, went to do control arms on my truck when it happened to me. Older 2673, to old for parts , so I took cover off motor, the pc board was covered in fine iron powder, got a can electric contact cleaner, 5 minutes later a Bob’s your uncle good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surespark Posted November 22, 2021 Report Share Posted November 22, 2021 Mine was blinking 3 times pause repeat. Cleaned battery contact points with some electrical contact cleaner and a toothbrush and pieces of absorbent paper towels. Problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Posted March 22, 2022 Report Share Posted March 22, 2022 Hi all got a 18v one key 1/2" impact wrench,was working fine then stopped,no apparent reason,remove battery for a time,refit & pull trigger&of it Poe's until you let go then it won't go all speed no's on &no go any ideas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter 666 Posted May 24, 2022 Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 This is the third time my 18 V Milwaukee fuel has been in for repair light blinks three times when you pull the trigger nothing happens other than that. Is it a failed part is it a connection issue. It’s not a matter of getting it fixed it’s a matter of taking the time to lose the gun. Well it’s getting fixed. It’s a half inch impact high torque Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter 666 Posted May 24, 2022 Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 After investigation and cleaning everything up putting it back together there’s definitely a break in the board I can tap on it a certain way and it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerlineman1976 Posted Sunday at 07:01 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:01 PM I had the same issue. Light blinking 3 times, motor won’t turn. I took it apart, cleaned all the boards with contact cleaner and tooth brush. Cleaned the battery contacts as well. Tried the trigger with a battery, still flashes 3 times took off battery, separated the motor from the drive, it wasn’t hard, there was this thing that looked like a drill bit that came out of the drive with the motor. I think it’s what makes the impact do its thing. Then I took the fan end and pulled the motor out of its housing. It’s held in there by magnets/armature. Anyways I took a scotchbrite pad and started cleaning the outside of the motor, I thought well if I’m gonna clean everything I may as well do this too. When I put it back in its housing I pulled the trigger a bit and the motor made the tone it makes when you pull the trigger a bit and you get the little led light. I figured that was the problem and put er all back together and it works now. The only thing I had a hard time with was there was this spring that gave some resistance to the forward reverse switch, I had to put some grease to hold it in place so it would stay put while I was putting it back together. You may want to find some dielectric grease for that. Anyways hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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