When a nail gets caught in the gun or strikes an object and diverts, it causes a jam, and the nail gun not shooting nails. It is not jammed. This is necessary or the tool will not fire. Get shopping advice from experts, friends and the community! The tip of the driver sits near the end of stroke and only moves 1/2" with each trigger pull. I then loaded my gun with #8’s and it always fired 2 nails, not one. With the other gun not working, I ended up nailing the sheathing on by hand. clipped head nails in a full round tool or vice versa – or wrong nail angle e.g. Maybe just a broke O-ring on the trigger. The air that exhausts out the top of the tool also pulls back the driver in a manner of speaking. 1) Wrong nails used e.g. Can you tell me what the problem is? There are quite a few "driver won't retract" questions that come up when Googled but I couldn't find any real solution. Gun does not work at all; Driver won’t retract after firing; Driver retracts slowly; Poorly sunk nails; Splitting wood; High air pressure can cause these symptoms: Air leaks; Broken parts or casing; Heavy wear . the pin/hammer does not retract into the body on it's own every time. All the troubleshooting guides and other people posting online about nail guns always mention air leaking from somewhere. The likely cause of the driver not retracting is an exhaust component not properly sealing. If this does not solve your problem, you may be using the wrong fasteners. But, in my case, there is no air leaking at all. Bostitch type 28 deg nails will not work. Once you have the battery and fuel out of the nailer, push the driver blade all the way up (into the nailer) and test the tool. A DeWalt nail gun is a great way to save time on home improvement projects, but only if it is working. It just acts like it is not plugged in. The gun does nothing at all when the trigger is depressed. Learning how to troubleshoot your DeWalt nail gun can save you the time and effort of contacting customer support, and get you back to your project in little time. I unjammed my gun ( just remove the nails, get the stuck nail out, and reload), no problem, I do it all the time. All guns only need a couple of drops before each day of use or per 1,000 nails. Incompatible strip angles may exist if Senco nails are not being used. My current nailer is a cheap Porter Cable model and it works fine with a 2 degree difference in the nails, as long as they are the required clipped head. Not one suggestion to check the trigger. Check to make sure the driver blade is in the down position. To shoot brad again-have to open magazine, open latch on top of nailer-manually push pin/hammer back into the body-close latch, close brad magazine then fire nailer. Ask Question Asked 3 years, 11 months ago. Active 3 years, 8 months ago. The hammer on my Bostitch SB 1664 fails to return to fire position. Nail gun driver doesn't return after firing. Lubrication. The most common failure of that problem is the large plate directly under the top cap. BA0096 is the part number. Check the strip angle of the nails being used in the nail gun. Full Round is 20-22 deg only. Personally, I don't think it is the nails for just the 1 degree. Senco nail guns require a 34 degree nail angle if nails are held together by paper components and 22 degrees nail angle if nails are held together by plastic components. Did take out a wrong size nail since the jam it has failed. 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