Jackhammer Makita DIY repair

In detail: a jackhammer Makita DIY repair from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.

Due to the ingress of dust, dirt and moisture, the internal lubricant hardens over time and does not fulfill its intended purpose. The hammer drill starts to work with abnormal noise. When starting to repair a hammer drill, be sure to read the attached instructions for disassembling, lubricating, assembling the Makita 2450, 2470 hammer drill assemblies. We will also tell you how to disassemble the Makita 2450 perforator.

Disassembly of the Makita 2470 perforator begins with the removal of the mode switch knob.

Place the hammer drill on a clean surface.

When disassembling the mechanical part of the Makita 2450 or Makita 2470 hammer drill, you should always remove the mode switch knob.

At the beginning of work, the knob is set to the "Impact" mode (extreme right position clockwise).
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On the handle with a screwdriver, the latch is picked up and removed.
Image - Jackhammer Makita DIY repairAfter removing the latch, the handle is moved to the extreme left position, in the "Drilling" mode.
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The grip clamped with fingers is removed from the grooves of the case.

Mode Knob Setting Procedure

To install the mode switch in the case, you need to perform some actions:
• insert the switch to the “drilling” position into the seat until it clicks;
• move the switch counterclockwise to the “impact” position;
• move the switch with a click counterclockwise to the "drilling" position;
• insert the spring and the red button;
• insert the cover from above until it engages.
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At the second stage, you should disassemble the quick-release chuck and repair the hammer drill chuck with your own hands. By the way, the cartridge requires disassembly only for Makita 2470 models. The cartridge device is quite simple, and any person who has a little bit of locksmith skills can handle its repair.

Video (click to play).

Punch chuck repair begins with installing the punch vertically on the rear housing cover. The diagram of the h-makita perforator will help to correctly perform the disassembly work.
Is it necessary to replace the cartridge of the Makit 2470 perforator? The answer can be obtained only after complete disassembly of the cartridge with your own hands.
Using a screwdriver or a puller, the boot is removed, the cartridge is freed from the retaining ring, the coupling casing, the metal ring 20 pos. 4. Next, you need to carefully get out the ball, pos. 20, remove the guide washer, pos. 5, and the conical spring, pos. 6, which supports it. The cartridge is disassembled.

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The diagram below shows the device of the punch chuck.
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The main malfunctions of the makita 2450 rock drill that cause defects in the chuck are:

  • wear of the protective rubber boot pos. 1;
  • relaxation of the retaining ring pos. 2 or its partial wear;
  • ball wear, pos. 20;
  • loss of elasticity of the conical spring pos. 6 or its extension.

Repairing a hammer drill chuck is not a complicated procedure and is usually easily done by anyone who can handle a screwdriver.

If replacing a rubber boot, retaining ring, conical spring is not difficult, then replacing a new ball requires attention. The new ball should be 7mm ± 1 µm in diameter.
As a lubricant, it is recommended to use a special lubricant developed for the Makita perforator.
The grease has the index Makita P-08361, Makita 183477-5 SDS-PLUS 30g for the gearbox. It is recommended to use Makita 196804-7 grease for drill shanks.

When assembling the chuck, install the conical spring with the narrow side to the hammer drill.
Do not forget, repairing a hammer drill chuck with your own hands requires care from the collector.

The assembly is done on a clean surface. Parts are pre-washed, dried and lubricated with a thin layer of the recommended grease.

The gearbox shaft is lubricated with Makita 183477-5 SDS-PLUS grease. All incoming parts of the chuck are assembled on the shaft in a certain sequence.
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Having installed the conical spring, pos. 6, put on the guide washer, pos. 5, and fix it with the ball, pos. 20, by inserting it into the groove of the gearbox shaft.
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It remains to put on the ring (pos. 4), the coupling casing (pos. 3), fix the parts with the retaining ring (pos. 2). At the last stage, insert the protective tip pos. 1 into the end of the cartridge.
the repair of the Makita 2450 perforator cartridge is over. It remains to check its quality by inserting a drill into the chuck. When properly assembled, the chuck keeps the drill from falling out spontaneously.
The cartridge is assembled.

To get to the mechanical part, you will need to remove the plastic case.

The procedure for disassembling the mechanical part of the Makita perforator
First, the protective black plastic case is removed. The case is removed after you unscrew the four screws securing the case from the end.
Pressing on the end of the shaft, you push the gearbox out of the housing.

After removing the housing, it is necessary to separate the rotor from the gearbox. The general mechanical part is called a reducer.
It is easy to separate the rotor from the mechanical part (gearbox).
Clamp the gearbox with your right hand, clamp the rotor with your left.
Swinging, pull both sides in opposite directions. The rotor is held in the gearbox by the friction of the helical gears.
The main malfunctions of the Makita perforator occur in the mechanical part of the tool.

The most typical malfunction for the mechanical part is the failure of the percussion mechanism.

Disassembly of the striking mechanism
The percussion mechanism is assembled on the inner casing and consists of a gearbox shaft and an intermediate shaft.
The rotary motion is transmitted via helical gears to the countershaft.
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The gearbox shaft is a hollow barrel in which the cylinder moves freely.

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A small spur gear mounted on the intermediate shaft transmits rotation to the large spur gear of the gearbox shaft, in which the percussion mechanism is mounted.
And the translational movements on the shaft of the percussion gear reducer are simultaneously transmitted due to the transmission from the rolling bearing of the intermediate shaft to the cylinder moving in the gearbox shaft.

We proceed to disassembling the intermediate shaft.

Dismantling the intermediate shaft

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On the shaft poz.40 mounted helical gear poz.42, which is transmitted rotation from the rotor gear, rolling bearing 608zz poz.41, which transmits translational motion to the hinge poz.34 piston poz.32.
On the other side of the shaft, a clutch is installed pos. 39, spur gear 10 pos. 80, compression spring pos. 38, circlip S-7 pos. 37, bearing 606zz pos. 36
Pay particular attention to the condition of the rolling bearings.
Imported bearings are installed in the hammer drill. Installation of domestic bearings is allowed.
Bearing 606zz can be changed to 80016, bearing 609zz is changed to 80019.

Moving on to disassembling the shock mechanic's shaft

Disassembly of the percussion shaft
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Disassembling the barrel of the Makita 2470 perforator is a simple process if you use the diagram of the Makita perforator.
The shaft is a barrel poz.21, in which the impact mechanism is assembled.
A gear, pos. 19, is attached to the barrel, which is pressed down by a spring, pos. 18, through a washer, pos. 17, and is fixed with a retaining ring, pos. 16.
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The cylinder, pos. 32, moves in the barrel, acting on the firing pin, pos. 24. On the reverse side of the striker, a metal ring pos. 27 is fixed, which transfers the blow to the drill.
And when do you need to replace the drill barrel?

Most often, the metal ring fails.
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Striker
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Cylinder with drummer
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We figured out the disassembly.
We change the parts for serviceable ones and get ready to assemble.Learn more about the lubrication and assembly of the rock drill.