Okay okay I should definitely not have done it but I handed my 5 year old 9.6 V Makita cordless drill to a temporary worker, a kid, who didn't really understand them (he SAID he did but no, as it turns out)and he held onto the snout and twisted it (in F) in reverse to back out a bit. He must have done this with steely determination. The F/R switch will no longer go into R, it freezes 1/2 way there, and only the forward torque works - there is no action in the 1/2way there, and when I slide it to the full R posiition it will not only not remain in that position but there is no action at that position either.
Has anyone popped the case on these to see if it's intelligible in there? Should I have a go inside at fisxing this?
I have 3 of these and am dedicated to them. The ones with higher voltage are too heavy for me, I'm a girl thankyou, and I still use the batteries that have the one metal clamp in front. Unfortunately the other 2 drills are at home, which is in a different state from my art studio where I am now, and I do not have that much work in January or I would probably just go out and buy another drill.
Thanks in advance to anyone troubling to reply who knows something about this. Sometimes the repair people at customer service at Matita/Hitachi/Bosh/etc are really great and sometimes they just make one sad at their entire disregard for someone who's trying to get a job done. Deborah