Lidl Parkside angle grinder bearing change?

[julianf]

My parkside unit has seen some work, and the bearings are going.

I know theyre only a score to replace the whole unit, but i always repair where possible.

Anyone bothered to do this before?

 

[shed or dead]

3yr no quibble warranty. How long you had it?

 

[julianf]

Shouldnt the question be "how long have you had the receipt?"

 

[shed or dead]

Was thinking the same, however, check if warranty is voided if disassembled, then check for a batch number inside.

Used to work for a firm who tested their faulty returns to destruction, partly to get early notice of bad batches, partly to check if counterfeits had entered the market. Hardly the same for a 20 squid angle grinder, but how meticulous might ze Germans be?

 

[Monkey Harris]

Shouldnt the question be "how long have you had the receipt?"

I found most the printing on most receipts ,
will fade away after a year.

 

[Rig Pig]

I would think that it will be quite simple to swap the bearings & if you mess it up it won't cost much to replace

 

[pedrobedro]

I found most the printing on most receipts ,
will fade away after a year.

I have receipts from Lidl and Aldi going back years. They are in a plastic bag in the kitchen cupboard with the relevant item underlined and they are still perfectly legible. The only thing I had a problem with was a soldering iron which failed after a week so it went back and was swapped.

 

[Wallace]

I found most the printing on most receipts ,
will fade away after a year.

I find they need to be kept in the dark and cool to last if they are on thermal printer paper.

 

[ford34/2]

might be a copy of the parts manual in here.

http://www.einhelltools.co.uk/product-list.php?pg1-cid1877.html

 

[Shox Dr]

Mine failed. Very easy repair. I forget the size

 

[DanielW]

http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=21890

 

[roofman]

these dont look too bad for the money too...handy iff you have a spare grinder for fast cuts off square and round stock http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=21894

 

[Turbo]

I have one of those 5" grinders from Lidl and I find it very useful. The variable speed is useful when using a wire brush & the powerful motor makes it great for grinding operations.

 

[anjum]

Just picked up a couple today, At £20 they are disposable ( when they wear out after 3 years.)

 

[MrFluffy]

I found most the printing on most receipts ,
will fade away after a year.

I photocopy the reciept and staple it the original if its something I want to keep around for a warantee.

 

[pedrobedro]

Just picked up a couple today, At £20 they are disposable ( when they wear out after 3 years.)

I picked some Lidl ones up which were not variable speed and I ran them for about six years with different discs. I was doing some work with a polystrip disc in one of them and it burnt out so I swapped the disc to the other and carried on and within a couple of days that one went as well. It was probably the work that killed them or they were ready anyway but I bought a Metabo and finished the job and it's still going strong a couple of years down the line. I still have a couple of cheap ones to save disc swapping but they are not used on heavy jobs any more just for cutting.

 

[julianf]

Ive certainly had my monies worth from this one. Ive cut a fair bit of concrete (score, and then whack with hammer), tiles, slate slabs etc. As i understand it, cutting aggregate based stuff knackers things more than cutting metal, due to the abrasive dust?

Anyhow, i need to get to lidle an buy another before they sell out.

 

[Shox Dr]

Anyhow, i need to get to lidle an buy another before they sell out.

You'll be lucky, unless Im sat outside the morning of the offer whatever it was has gone, within 1/2hr of the store opening.

 

[roofman]

Whenever i buy a 125mm grinder i take the gearbox cover off and put a bit more grease in the bevel gearbox...they can be a bit mean with it at the factory

 

[julianf]

Amazingly, ive found the ticket (must be the first time ive ever had a receipt when i want it)

Have just mailed germany - will see what is said.

Purchase date - 10th december 2012!