Troubleshooting Guide

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Troubleshooting
1. If your driver sounds like it is running fine, but the anvil is not hammering as it should, make sure your
anvil is fully engaged. There is a safety that will disengage the anvil if it is dry-fired or misfired. To re-
engage the anvil, simply pick the driver up off the post, and place it back down on the post with a bit of
force to hit the anvil against the post. AVOID REPEATED DRY-FIRE by maintaining 10-12 pounds of
down-pressure at all times.
2. Check the type of grease in the crank. WE RECOMMEND USING ONLY EP 0 GREASE. EP 0 is a
low-viscosity grease for machinery with rapid moving parts that produce a lot of friction. If you use a
different type of grease, you will inhibit the performance of your driver and possibly cause damage to
your driver or your engine. If you have greased your driver with the wrong grease, you will need to
follow the instructions in the section of this manual titled Service and Maintenance for replacing grease
in the crank housing area.
3. Check the amount of grease in the crank case. If your driver is over-greased, it will cause reduced
performance of the machine and put undue stress on the engine and the operations of the gears and
piston in the machine. There should be approximately 4-5 tablespoons of grease visible in the crank
housing. There has to be room for freedom of movement for the parts.
4. If your driver is low on grease, it will cause reduced performance of the machine. Open the crank
housing cover to visually check the amount of grease in your driver. You should always see a bit of
grease residue moving throughout the machine. You may even see grease left on the posts. This is a
good thing. It means your machine is self-lubricating.
5. If you feel that the anvil or hammer of the machine is not moving as freely as it should, you can spray
WD-40 up into the barrel to lubricate and cleanse this area. Occasionally you will get bits of debris that
chip off the posts and make their way up into the anvil area.
6. If your engine seems to be overheating and not operating as it should, it may be starving for air or
have too much pressure built up. You can remedy this by a simple puncture hole in the breather of
your gas cap. Unscrew the gas cap and remove the black plastic top to reveal a rubber gasket in the
white liner part of the gas cap. Use a paperclip or similar small, sharp item to puncture a hole in the
black rubber in the middle of breather hole, reinstall the black plastic top cover and screw the gas cap
back into place.
7. In the event that a driven post flares and becomes lodged within the barrel, follow these steps:
A. Remove the 6 lower body bolts to separate the lower driver body from the upper driver body.
B. Slide the lower driver body down the post to expose the flared top of the post. With a proper
cutting tool for that type of post, cut the post off just below the flared top.
C. Once the flared top is removed, slide the lower driver body off the post and reassemble it to
the upper driver body. Follow the bolt tightening and Loctite guidelines explained in the
section of the manual titled Reassembly on page 14.
D. IF YOU ARE USING AN ADAPTER SLEEVE, separate the driver and adapter sleeve by
sliding the adapter down the post. With a proper cutting tool for that type of post, cut the post
off just below the flared top. Remove the adapter sleeve from the post, and reinstall the
sleeve.
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f you are experiencing an issue with the Honda engine, please contact your local Honda dealer for parts and
service. Titan Post Drivers does not carry the engine parts for Honda, nor does Titan Post Drivers determine
the warranty, which is honored by Honda.
If these steps do not address your issue, call Titan Post Drivers at [phone] for further assistance.