RIDGID R138HPA Operator's Manual page 16

OPERATION
WARNING:
Disconnect the tool from the air supply before
removing fasteners or clearing a jammed fastener.
Failure to do so could result in serious personal
injury.
CLEARING A JAMMED FASTENER
See Figure 11.
If a fastener becomes jammed in the tool, disconnect the
air hose and keep the tool pointed away from you while
clearing the jam.
 Disconnect the tool from the air supply.
 Remove fasteners from the magazine.
 Using a 3 mm hex wrench, remove the two bolts and front
plate.
 Remove the jammed fastener. Make sure the nail track is
free of bent fasteners or fragments.
 If the driver blade prevents removal of bent fasteners or
fragments, use a small flat-blade screwdriver to gently tap
the driver blade backwards past the jammed fastener.
 Remove the jammed fastener and make sure the nail track
is free of bent fasteners or fragments.
 Reinstall the front plate and bolts, making sure they are
secure.
 Reconnect the tool to the air supply.
 Reload the tool with fasteners.
SCREWdRIVER
6
BOLTS
FRONT
PLATE
Fig.