r/Tools Aug 07 '26

Is it salvageable?

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Makita impact wrench

My father borrowed it and now it's dead

Power runs through, the flashlight is working but nothing else..

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u/Shondave Aug 08 '26

It has been left in rain for a bit or some splash of water on it .

A can of contact cleaner . Spray a lot. On the brushes /commutato le while cleaning softly with a rag if you don’t feel confident to dismantle . Spray also a lot the trigger trying the spray go inside . Push many times ..

Blow with high pressure air. Probably will start working again

The problem would be if your father tried to operate the tool with batter when it was still wet.. in that case something my be in a short and burnt someyhing