Porter Cable Nailer Fix for trigger issues DA250C FN250C
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- Опубліковано 2 січ 2021
- Fixing an inoperative trigger on the Porter Cable DA250C 15 gauge angled finish nailer. Proper replacement procedure demonstrated, along with a number of idiotic goofs.
Non-Affiliate, regular old Amazon link to part:
www.amazon.com/Porter-Cable-6...
Price has gone up a few bucks in the last few weeks.
Hey Brain 3👍up. Thank you, my Gun was just out of warranty and did the same thing. Price has gone up for the part on Amazon $23 now. Easy replacement and works great. Thanks Again!!!!
Inflation comes for us all. . . Glad I could help!
Hi Brian, my porter cable nail gun was working and there were no air leak! The trigger was doing the same thing that your video showed. I watched your video and took you advice. Order one from Amazon! Works great! Thanks for the video and advice!!
Glad that worked for you!
Great video, thanks for posting! I’m having the exact problem with my PC nailer. Brought it to a repair shop who estimated $90. and three weeks to fix. It was then that I decided to check UA-cam. Should’ve come here first! 🍻
Man, that is great to hear. I never guessed this would help so many! Happy nailing.
THANK YOU! This is what happened to my Banks 18g Brad nailer. Now I just have to find that valve for it.
I'm glad the video helped, good luck finding the valve you need!
Thanks! Replacing the valve assembly fixed my nailer.
Glad it worked for you!
Nailed It
thank you BK, your 9 minute video made my repair much simpler and merely 4 min long
Glad to help!
I have the same nailer and the same problem. I actually took the trigger valve apart and found there is a little plastic o ring that has destroyed. It looked fine just like yours but once taken apart the problem was obvious. New trigger assembly solved the problem.
Great, and thanks for commenting. I really wouldn't have believed this video would reach as many as it did!
Just wanted to say thank you to Mr. Kanoy - thanks to this video, I was able to repair my gun in about 5 minutes and for about $18. Three pins - two holding the valve, one the trigger, popped it out easily, put the new one in from Amazon, put the trigger back and three pins back in and done. And I'm not the most handy fella -- I had to buy a punch set even (suggested on Amazon with the valve even!), but that is a good investment anyway.
I apprecIate your kind response! Glad I could help.
Como pido la pieza en Amazon.?....gracias
Thanks for the help! I ordered the part from Amazon less than 24 hours ago and my nail gun is working like a charm!!! I did lose the little ring that holds the trigger pin in... I could rig something, but think the nailer deserves a new one!! Thanks again... now for that beer...
Enjoy the brew!
Worked like a winner thanks Brian!
No problem, glad it helped!
Thanks for this video. Like you I was having the trigger leak, not the piston leak problem and was kind of flabbergasted as to how to fix it. Watching you do this gave me the confidence to order the part from Amazon. 15 mins later, and I have a finish nailer that works like new. My only difference is that when you put the new assembly back in (around 6:40ish) it popped in pretty easily. I needed to use both thumbs and press it back in harder than it looks like you did, until it clicked. Otherwise, I was back in business in no time. You are an internet hero.
Hey, Glad you got it sorted out!
Well done! With things falling apart, and springs and assembly doodads shooting out, I probably would have thrown it away and bought a new one, all the while snarling expletive deletives (my technical muttering) then explaining to my wife that it couldn't be repaired. Thanx!!
Uhh, yeah, I've NEVER done that. . . Hah, all the things I've destroyed just by being "too smart for instructions"
@@BrianCKanoy My father always said to read the instructions when all else fails! 🤣
Watched the video. Ordered the replacement trigger valve from Amazon. Watched video again with new part in my hand. 5 minutes to replace and test. Works great! Thanks.
No problem, glad I could help!
Great job! Placed an order for a replacement right away. Your comic relief was appreciated too 🤣
Thanks!
You saved me. I thought I broke my brother's gun, and would have to replace it. Thx
And you made my day! Thanks, glad I was able to help.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It is very helpful. Now I will repair my nailer. Salutes from El Paso Texas.
De Nada, Amigo!
As soon as you added the beer as a necessity to complete this project, I subscribed!
Thanks for the sub!
This was perfect. Just had the same problem and your video was the fix.
Thank you!
Glad to be a help to you!
I purchased the same part recently from Amazon. Thanks for the video.
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching.
Nice job. Ya have to laugh that we need a hammer to fix a nail gun. Ok, to the shop to give this a try. thank you.
Thanks, hope it works for you!
Thank you. I appreciate your help and your video. love Porter Cable.
Yeah, PC has made some good stuff. Thanks for your comment!
Dude, very honest and straight forward video (mistakes and all) Well done Tapty, tap, tap :)
Ha ha, Thanks!
this is bc the metal shaft in the center has 2 tiny o rings that most likely disintegrated with use. you can only see them or the grooves if you take that trigger assembly apart. instead of ordering that part, i ordered a whole assortment of orings and hopefully that will fix it as well. but great job on the video!
You'll have to be sure to let us know if you get it fixed that way.
@@BrianCKanoy
Hi yes just did it 7/14 and it works! It fired like a bunch of times. now i dont use it daily so I dont know how long these o rings will last but it is all good now. Also be careful first time hooking up the air after the repair bc there might be a misfire like it happened to me.
@@cwl206 Awesome!
Great job!! Thanks for sharing. I’d bought the finish nailer years ago and just got to use it. Worked fine for a dozen nails and the I decided I needed shorter nails. Off to Home D. Got another 5-10 nails in and happy camper I was. The next trigger pull nothing.
WTH??!! Checked for a jam. Clear. Pulled up you video. I guess this is the problem. When I pull trigger I hear a hiss from back end. Will order the part and punch set on Amazon. Fortunately I have the beer!!
Hope it works out. . . Cheers!
It's because inside the trigger "valve" assembly there is a rod where the replacement part has two O-rings around it, but the original one just had some crappy grease/glue sealing instead that falls apart over time. Planned obsolescence caught red handed lol. All you had to do was pull the old trigger valve thingy apart with very light force and you would see.
I have a DA250C the part number is 647620-00. I hope this makes ordering easier. Thanks for this video.
Perfect! 5 minute repair and I'm back in business. found replacement trigger assy on Amazon.
Worked for me! Thanks for the video
I'm glad it helped, thank you too!
god bless you and your family! this is exactly what mine was doing
Thanks for the video. This worked great.
No problem, glad I could help!
Thanks. Great video!
I appreciate it!
Well it was very informative even though you had a few mistakes. now I need to take it off and do all the things that are right and not the things that you did.
Good luck, hope I saved you some time.
To that “red grease” you’re talking about is actually the oring. After a while, that oring becomes like gum. It is super common on the porter cable trigger valve. I’ve replaced the oring and it was fine but I’ve also replaced the hole thing. Replacing the oring obviously is much more cost effective as the rest of the orings aren’t made out the same material as the failed oring.
Was it a standard rubber o-ring? Or did you need to get a special Porter Cable o-ring? I don't see why you need to replace the whole valve if it is only a 2cents o-ring that is bad. Thanks!
Usually per customers request or they brought their own trigger valve bug didn’t know how to install it themselves.
Great ... I have the same problem and shall order the part... Thank you and best wishes.
You're welcome!
Great video..This Bud is for you...
I appreciate it, thanks!
Worth the money.
Having the same issue with my DeWalt brad nailer. That trigger valve looks identical to the DeWalt one. I ordered a replacement valve from Amazon. Hopefully that fixes it. Thanks for the vid ;-)
Well, I hope that works! Be sure to let us know. While I can't guarantee it, I'm sure that many nailers use the same parts!
Throw it away lol.
😩😆😆👏🏽 When he got it working 🤣🤣🤣👏🏽👏🏽 HE WENT IT WITH THE Nailing!!!!!💗💗💗💗🥳🥳💪🏽👑
That's how it's done son, F it up and fix it. GJ not editing out.
I have seen that all of the porter cable models staple/nail guns have been the triggers, look there first.
Yup o'rings I the trigger. They are bad about. But you changed the trigger but it will do it again they're are other o'rings that you can replace with and it won't do it again
Mine doesn't leak either. But a specialist told me it wasn't the trigger valve.
You have got a like
Thanks, I appreciate it!
my directions said put oil in before conn hose if no oil over time it freezes up i have an off brand bought tool sale many years ago 16 ga just now failed its time for a new one anyway
my porter cable trim nailer keeps shooting out multiple nails with every trigger pull, one nail in the work piece (often not fully) one on the floor and one jammed in the gun,,, the gun isn't leaking... any idea what the heck is wrong???..... thanks, Rob
Do you have the sequential or the bump trigger installed? This sounds like an issue with the trigger linkage. Maybe swap triggers and se what happens, or just disassemble the nose of the gun completely and reassemble- That might clear up the issue. I haven't encountered this particular problem. Good Luck!
@@BrianCKanoy OHHH MAN....i think i had 18 gauge nails in it and its a 16 gauge nailer...hence the "double kissing"
from your research and from the information you found,,, seems that this may be a common problem with the Porter Cable gun(s). Thank You for the info....
Could be, but in the interest of fairness to PC, I used this gun commercially for a decade. When it failed, it failed over time, and when I put in an inexpensive new trigger, it was like new! I call that a win, and at the rate I bang nails these days, I expect this will last me a lifetime.
Thanks for watching, and commenting, I really appreciate it!
They freaking made the valve to purposely failed over time. I took the valve apart and one of a seal was made out or gel like material, quick can easily shrink and out of shape because of heat.
I have a Central Pneumatic roofing nail gun, 93253. I watched the clip and took it apart. There are two green bumper parts that deteriorated. One is a dampener at the very back, the other is a external dampener on the outside of the piston cylinder. I can not find a place to buy replacement parts. Major spare part suppliers do not list Central Pneumatic, neither Harbor Freight. Any idea? I believe that this brand uses parts that are designed for another brand. 2022-11-22
Hello, Sorry but I don't know where you'd get parts beyond where you've looked. I hope you find what you need!
dude you're hilarious!
Heh heh, Thanks!
thanks - great learning vid. my air gun shots a double nails would that be a trigger problem?
Hello- It seems likely, but I can't be sure. Cheap fix if you want to try it! Also, be sure you have exactly the right nails. Thanks!
@@BrianCKanoy thanks - i appreciate it. :)
A SQUART OF 3in1 oil often before the hose????
I bought the new trigger valve for my DA250 (same symptoms as you). However, after replacing the trigger valve, it still won't fire. No leaks other than a slight hiss when I press the trigger, but it's very faint; same sound as before/after the new trigger valve. Any ideas? I don't want to keep throwing money at this, guessing on a solution. Thanks!
I'm sorry to hear that, have you made sure the nose area doesn't have a nail jammed, or have you opened the cylinder to see if the piston is easy to move? Sometimes enough disassembly/reassembly cycles can make it work. Perhaps the valve you were sent was a dud? Good luck getting it figured out.
@@BrianCKanoy thanks for the quick reply. I’ll have another look at it tonight. Hopefully it’s just an error on my part. Overall, I really like the nailer.
Good sarcasm,
Mine only shoots air when the safety is compressed down do you think this will work for that?
It's likely that it would, that sounds like the problem I was having. Good luck fixing your gun.
@@BrianCKanoy thank you
didn't see you clean the bore hole for the trigger valve could have been dirty .
This video needs to have a trigger warning. I'm so triggered
Build yourself a safe space!
o rings are usually the culprit no oil
You can get an assortment of orings from anywhere for 10bucks and fix any nail gun for years
Was wondering why you couldn't just find the right o-rings! It does say in the manual not to oil this gun. Mine looked like the oil someone had put on may have eaten the o-rings. Got it at a garage sale, thrilled to have a working gun for around $30. total!
That will happen with the 16g and the 18g