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H5527 18 Gauge Brad Nailer
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Clearing Jammed
Nails
Always disconnect air from nailer
whenever clearing a jammed nail! A
nailer connected to air may fire acci-
dentally, causing serious personal
injury!
A jammed nail must be cleared before
using the nailer again. The two places
where a nail can get jammed are the
magazine and the discharge area.
To clear a jammed nail from the maga-
zine:
1. DISCONNECT NAILER FROM THE
AIR SUPPLY!
2. Open the magazine cover and pull the
magazine all the way back.
3. Locate and remove the jammed nail
with a pair of needle-nose pliers, then
latch the magazine cover closed.
To clear a jammed nail from the dis
-
charge area:
1. DISCONNECT NAILER FROM THE
AIR SUPPLY!
2. Remove the two cap screws that
secure the driver guide cover to the
driver guide on the nose assembly, as
shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6. Nose opened to clear a jam.
Cap Screws
Guide Cover
3. The jammed nail should now be visible;
remove it with needle nose pliers.
4. Re-install the guide cover and the
two cap screws, and check the safety
nose mechanism for proper operation
(refer to Safety Nose Mechanism on
Page 8).