On Friday, 23 March 2018 11:49:49 UTC, Andrew wrote:
On 23/03/2018 11:35, George Miles wrote:

My DeWalt SDS drill turns but doesnt hammer.
Someone siad there's a spring inside which I may have broken by pushing hard on the drill trying to drill down through concrete.
Hpw easy are these things to repair,
or shall I keep the plug and lead and dump the rest?

George


You shouldn't have to push at all, thats the whole point of SDS.

Hammering doesn't engage until it's pushed. Basic physics says it could hardly be otherwise.