Dewalt DCF885 Switch Assembly Replacement

Written By: Brittney Dismuke
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Dewalt DCF885 Switch Assembly Replacement

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

11

Time Required

10 minutes

Introduction

This guide will show you how to replace the switch assembly.

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    • Press the battery release button at the top of the battery.

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    • Pull the battery away from the tool.

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    • Remove the eight 18 mm Torx Security #10 screws.

    The area circled in red in the center of the three circles in a row going left to right above the trigger in the picture above is not a screw, it is just a square open area. The 8th screw is hidden by the persons hand in the picture, it is located just to the left of their thumb.

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    • Separate the two halves of the outer case. Set the empty side down and out of the way.

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    • Disconnect the connector from the motor assembly.

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    • Pull the motor away from the brush assembly.

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    • Lift the brush assembly out of the drill case.

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    • Pull the armature assembly apart from the brush ring assembly.

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    • Pry the two circled connectors apart from the brush ring assembly.

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    • The brush assembly is now removed from the drill body.

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    • Pull the switch assembly up and out of the drill case.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Brittney Dismuke

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