[broken tough system boxes]

On 3/6/2020 at 11:59 AM, Jronman said:

@onstar You could call or email DeWALT themselves to get the updated latches, and you could also ask about instalation.

I tried calling them. No help. Anyway, I figured it out. And boiling does nothing.

 

1. Insert one end in the closed position. Shove all the way in until the entire yellow side touches the black side (flush).

2. Slide the other side down until it goes in. It is angled, so sliding down isn't too hard.

3. When you open up the latch, the first side will pop up out a little automatically so that the latch will be centered.

 

This is the same for both tstak and tough system.

[broken tough system boxes]

On 2/10/2020 at 6:36 PM, Jronman said:

The picture is of a tstak box. Are you talking about tough system or tstak? I just wanted to clarify because you posted a picture of ststak box in a tough system thread. I don’t know how they are supposed to be replaced but I know you can buy some latches with a metal pin. Those are what I would recommend using. As for installation, contracting a DeWALT service technician to give you the recommended way of installing them.

 

Sorry about that. The latches looked the same so I posted it here. I have TSTAKs and 5 latches broke when the TSTAK tipped over.

 

I'll look for latches with metal pins. If anyone has a link, then I'd appreciate that too.

 

[broken tough system boxes]

Sorry to revive an old thread but has anyone been able to replace the latch? I bought 6 latches, and I already broke 1 trying to insert it. If  I boil it first, will that soften the plastic and make it more malleable? Gonna try this this week but just wondering if there's a better way.

 

I'm talking about the yellow latches that are on the sides.