Sneaky Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 Hi, Late November I purchased the DLX2131SY Kit, and noticed the following with the Drill: - Noticeable axial play within the shaft / gearbox - this makes neat drilling somewhat challenging; The chuck runs true however. - Rattling noise when spindle is slowing down / braking - only in Hi gear - Gets quite warm under load (normal for a brushed unit I guess?) (My AEG BSB 18ST doesn't have these "features", or they're nowhere near as pronounced - even nearing its retirement!) Took the DHP482 back to the retailer - they idled and smelt it (?), said it's "normal". Raised it with Makita - said to take it to their repair centre. Just want to figure out if I got a lemon or if the above is acceptable? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aessu Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 The gearbox/clutch is broken. My DDF482 (wich is the same drill without hammer function) had the same problems. I had it fixed once, and when it broke down again I bought a DDF484 which has metal gears, DDF482 has plastic gears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaky Posted December 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 13 hours ago, aessu said: The gearbox/clutch is broken. My DDF482 (wich is the same drill without hammer function) had the same problems. I had it fixed once, and when it broke down again I bought a DDF484 which has metal gears, DDF482 has plastic gears. I opted for the DHP482 because a number of sources stated: "All metal gear construction". Unless these vary by region / country of manufacture? Either way, the rattle noise and other matters make me nervous. The thing is brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric - TIA Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 That's crazy it has plastic gears. I know some drills have them but I would have never thought the DDF482 had them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aessu Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 10 hours ago, Sneaky said: I opted for the DHP482 because a number of sources stated: "All metal gear construction". Unless these vary by region / country of manufacture? Either way, the rattle noise and other matters make me nervous. The thing is brand new. So it hasnt been used? Shouldnt do that. I broke mine twice with a step bit into some 3mm thick steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferino815 Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 - Rattling noise when spindle is slowing down / braking - only in Hi gear This do almost every makita drill ..my dhp458 too . i dont know why ... btw Dhp482 in our country have steel gears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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