Ryobi Drills - Page 4 - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support

if your pole is getting too hot put some ice on it.

if its still under waranty then take it back to where you bought it and get them to fix or replace.

Check for clogs. Be very careful working around sharp tools.

No, this is a recipe for trouble, polarity might be wrong, battery wont charge all the way etc etc

First of all, the question was the charger wasn't charging the batteries. It's not the battery, it's the charger.

Because it sat for 4 months your DC brush or brushes could be the problem. It might have accumulated dust and erosion in between the armature. If you have not yet bought a new one, spray it down with electronic cleaner insert the battery again and try it. It should improve some but if not, give it a light spray of WD-40, let it drip out some and then try again.

This is caused by a factory defect return the drill to a dealer.

try pressing the direction switch. sometimes, if it's not fully pressed to forward or reverse, the drill will not operate.

The fuse is to protect charger. If the fuse has blown then you have other problems. I would buy a new one $24.00 on Amazon.

It sounds like the battery has gotten wet .To the best of my Knowledge there are no replacement parts (circuit board) for the batteries.

i've seen people buy adapters to power their cordless drills with an outlet, but they had problems because the outlet didn't have enough raw power for the drills. That leads me to believe an 18v drill pulls some serious amps at full torque and rpm, but the exact numbers would depend on the battery discharge capability which varies on big and small batteries as well as they load if it isn't maxing out the drill.

Currently its almost to buy a complete new gear box for only 1 worn gear shaft can it be because nowadays much brands deliver only complete gear boxes depending on which model and or brand . there is an gear-shaft worn in the box Milwaukee has also for most models complete gear boxes , Makita Panasonic Hitachi deliver for most models separate parts. I dont know how it is for Ryobi in your Country.

Your drill needs to be dismantled and the problem discovered. Know that these modern tools are not always repairable, but you can at least try. One reason for the last sentence is parts are not readily available, particularly if they are made in China. God bless your efforts.

From your description the battery is probably faulty. If the batteries are still quite young it is possibly just one cell and while Ryobi don't refurbish batteries there are companies dotted around that do. If it is a nicad battery, Ryobi told me just a couple of days ago they no longer supply nicad replacements and expect everyone to upgrade to lithium, which means also buying a charger.

more of a problem that washing underneath it indicates more of a wiring connection problem or water in the battery connections or controls

yes it can all . do not buy nicad bttery

if no output from charger then charger has failed

you can but it will take longer to charge and prob will be at 16 volts give or take 1 volt.

no, I would not try this. You can charge a nicd battery on a lithium-ion charger but not the other way around.

go to ryobi and see if the switch is available.