Ridgid 18v Brushless Impact Driver Wobble

[Tormund]

Just how much wobble is normal on a ridgid impact driver? I have the gen5x brushless and just recently took it out of the box.

 

Here's some footage. Bit is around 2.5 in. 

 

Ridgid 18v brushless impact driver gen5x 2.5 in. drill bit

 

Bosch 12v drill with the same bit side view

 

Ridgid 18v brushless hammer drill gen5x same drill bit from the rear slo mo

 

Bosch 12v drill rear view slo mo

 

Ridgid impact driver rear view slo mo running at top speed

 

 

[AnonymousJoe]

That's normal on any impact.  theres no chuck like on a drill to tighten the bits down. When I first bought an impact I actually had the same concern until I started using it. Once the bit starts drilling in wood it'll run true

[jeffmcmillan]

Check if there's still wobble once you start a hole.  If there is then it's a problem.

[Logan]

If it drills straight into wood then it should be fine 

[Tormund]

It wobbles when I drive a fastener. I'll try to get footage of that. Thanks for the replies.

[Kencalise]

Hi.

I just bought this kit(R96172), found out the impact driver shaft wobble. Then I used my old makita impact driver with the same bit. The makita doesn’t wobble. Is that mean I got a bad batch?

Thank you.