We have added the Black and Decker Dust Buster line to our site. The Dustbuster brand portable cordless vacuums have been an extremely popular and very successful line for Black and Decker. They have been around for a long time. Many of the parts for these small cordless vacs are still available from Black and Decker, so we have added a place for them on our website.

Over time, there are two main things that will affect the performance of these useful vacuums:

1) The filters will become clogged and less effective. The job of the filter is to trap as much dust and dirt as possible, so it doesn’t get blown right out of the other side of the vacuum. These filters do such a great job that over time the smallest particles decrease the possible airflow and hence the performance of the dust buster vacuum. You can clean these filters by shaking them out, or some are even designed to be washed in water (not all of them, check your owners manual.) Ultimately, the filter will have to be replaced to maintain peak performance. We now carry an extensive line of filters for your hand held Dustbuster, so you can easily replace your filter.

2) The other thing that deteriorates over time is the battery pack. This is not due to bad design or faulty materials, it is just simply a fact of life with batteries. They are rated for a certain amount of cycles, and after time they become less and less effective. If you have a dustbuster and it wont hold a charge, or it shows a serious lack of power, replacing the battery will very often solve the problem.

If you have a dustbuster model that you do not find on our website, give us a call at 1-866-802-6383 or Contact Us Here.

At eReplacementparts.com, our goal is to become the best resource for power tool parts on the internet. In an effort to make this happen we have put together a tool repair forum.

We want it to be a place where you can ask questions about power tools, and anything related to power tool repair.

Power tools are complicated; many have hundreds of little parts that are specific to each tool. To add to this, manufacturers are constantly making changes and revisions to tool models. While each new revision is a better version of the tool, it makes getting the right parts to you even more difficult.

We hope that our Power Tool Repair Forum will become a place where users can ask questions and get answers about replacement parts. We will try to highlight common problems and solutions based on the questions that we get asked most.

The most important part of all this is that we get to hear from you. By making the forum a two way communication tool, you can share your knowledge and experience as well. As a company we do our best to be a good resource and answer emails, phone calls, etc. However, we do fall short because we only have so much time in the day and we only come across a small percentage of the problems out there. This means that we need your help! Please ask questions, but also please help answer questions too. You may have a solution, or an idea, or a thought that we would never have come up with.

As always, we welcome your suggestions. The forums will also be a place where you can express criticism for our site, and for our business. If we are falling short, let us know. We know that the best way to improve is to take a real hard look at the job we are doing, and not be afraid to be told that we can do better.

So you’re ready to replace the interior components in your drill or you need to replace your chuck. How do you remove the chuck in the first place?

A lot of cordless drills require the removal of the chuck for repairs, especially when repairing the gearbox or torque selector collar. This little guide should help. Please remember that these instructions only work for threaded-on chucks and not taper-fit chucks (almost all cordless drills have threaded chuck spindles). These are helpful hints only and I’m not responsible for any mistakes or mishaps which might happen while removing your drill’s chuck. Please use caution and common sense.

Remove the chuck screw
In many drills there is a small screw deep inside the jaws of the chuck. This screw helps hold the chuck onto the spindle during operation, preventing it from spinning off. Check to see if you have a screw inside your chuck’s jaws. Depending on the brand and model of your drill, you may have to use an allen key, torx driver, or a flat-head screwdriver to remove the screw. The most important thing to remember is this: the chuck screw is reverse-thread. You will have to spin the screw clockwise to remove it. This reverse threading helps to act against the torque of the drill and keep the screw tightly connected.

Prepare to remove the chuck
A lot of people are surprised that the chuck doesn’t just thread off the spindle once the chuck screw is removed. In reality, the chuck is usually torqued very tightly onto the spindle and it cannot be easily removed. Most of the time it’s so tight that the chuck screw can fall out and the drill will operate normally.

You’re going to have to bring out the heavy artillery for this one. You’re going to need a large 90-degree allen key like this one:

Use the largest allen key that your drill’s chuck can accommodate. With most drills this will be a 1/2″ key (pictured above) but some drills can only accommodate a 3/8″ key. Chuck-up the key as pictured below:

Put the short end of the allen wrench into the chuck and let the long end of the wrench hang out. Tighten the chuck down completely.

Bring out the hammer
You’re going to have to hit that allen wrench. Use the flat side of a hammer and hit the end of the wrench (as pictured above). Make sure that the blow will spin the chuck counter-clockwise. Sometimes a chuck is attached very tightly and you may have to hit the wrench hard. Swing through. Sometimes it takes a few swings to loosen the chuck. When you’ve succeeded the chuck will probably spin around a few times and come to a rest on the spindle. You’re done!

Click here to find replacement drill chucks. The finished project should look something like the image above. Good luck!