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FM-05: FM-05 THE DIRECTION LEVER STICKS, SELECTS WRONG, OR WILL NOT LOCK OFF

FM-05 THE DIRECTION LEVER STICKS, SELECTS WRONG, OR WILL NOT LOCK OFF

Diagnostic overview

FM-05 THE DIRECTION LEVER STICKS, SELECTS WRONG, OR WILL NOT LOCK OFF

Likely Root Causes

  • Debris blocks the lever slot or switch guide
  • Lever is not moved fully left, right, or center
  • Adjusting lever or housing guide is bent or cracked
  • Direction contacts in the switch have failed
  • Impact has displaced the lever or electronics module

Quick Checks

  1. Left and right select opposite rotation and center reliably locks the trigger.

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Common Fixes

  • Soft dry brush

Related symptoms

  • The forward/reverse lever binds, commands the wrong direction, or center lock fails.

    The forward/reverse lever binds, commands the wrong 1. Keep the chuck clear, let it stop, center the lever, then remove the

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