Found out my old Leatherman warranty covers everything except one thing

I was looking up how to fix a broken plier head on my Wave from 2008 and stumbled across a forum post that said the warranty covers basically any damage, even if you bought it secondhand. But then I found a detail on their site that says the built-in bit driver isn't covered if it snaps from normal use. That surprised me because I've used that driver for years without issue. Has anyone else run into that specific part failing on them?

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barnes.shane6d ago

Did you ever notice how those bit drivers seem to survive everything except when you actually need them most? I had a friend who broke his on a Saturday and Leatherman told him it'd be faster to just buy a new one.

kellyg146d ago

Oh man, that's such a bummer to hear. I've got an old Wave too and that bit driver has always felt like a tank to me, so it's wild they'd specifically exclude that part. It's like, why even put it on the tool if they're gonna treat it like the weak link? I get that warranties have limits, but that feels like a weird one to call out. Sorry you had to find out that way, that's a real letdown especially after getting your hopes up about the secondhand coverage. Hope the rest of your Wave holds up better than that driver did.