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Yes, you are correct and that is the part that broke on mine. And there is no possible way that spindle could be hollow because it's micro skinny as it is.

Thanks CaptJon, I was tying to find something like that on their website but I guess I didn't look hard enough. There's no doubt in my mind about the Lifetime that Griot's offers and they're the ones getting my money.

Hey, thanks for the tip. I'm a pretty handy guy so I might be able to repair it and it would be nice to have a backup DA. BTW, I had the standard 7424, not the XP. I wonder if they beefed up the spindle on the XP. Either way, I hate the handle on the Porter Cable and the Griot's one looks...

Yes!!! More Confirmation of Griot's solid Warranty! I'm so there!

Well, if a machines sole job is to spin in a concentric circle then I'd expect it to last. Especially if its a Porter Cable. Just like I'd expect a Craftsman socket wrench not to strip when I'm cranking down on something hard even though they're not meant to torque anything down real tight. I...

Hey guys, thanks for all the comments. This thread is informative and entertaining for me. I do want to say something about reliability and brand loyalty. I myself have no brand loyalty anymore if the product I'm going to buy from them isn't engineered to take the abuse of what they're...

Well, 3 owners of the Griot's on this thread say theirs come with a Lifetime Warranty and feslope said this: "I had a Griot 3" go bad. Griots just sent me a new one within a couple of days along with a return label for the defective one. " Sounds like affirmation for me. Did you guys read...

Judging by what feslope said, it's a pretty painless procedure to get a new unit.

Thank You. I'm pretty sure the Griot's DA is decent. They're a big company with products that they want to stand behind.

Get real dude, if I've only used it like 10 times, I'd expect it to last regardless of how old it is. Maybe that spindle rusted. Should I have kept the unit in a vacuum sealed bag? Also, what was I supposed to do? I didn't know what the problem was in the first place. Now I do and now I...

Hey, I thought you said these were made in the USA. Anyways, it's a nice looking polisher but I don't do this enough to invest in something like that. I would however pay up to $160 bucks for a DA that was made in the USA.

I could see getting one of those if you detail cars for a living but for the weekend detailer, $300 bucks is a big investment for something you're not going to use all the time.

I like the idea of a Lifetime Warranty so I'm going with the Griot's. Let me describe what had happened as this may help some of you. I was using it a few month's ago when I noticed it was vibrating more than usual and it was making a metal on metal noise. I pulled the backing plate and...

I would definitely buy it if it has a Lifetime Warranty because you guys might laugh at me but I like Meguiar's stuff. So, does it have a Lifetime Warranty?

I don't like the fact that the backing plate is non-removable. Unless I'm mistaken.

Thanks for this comment. This gives me way more confidence. Also, I figure Griot's Garage is a well known company and it wouldn't do their reputation any good if it took weeks to get a new unit. Also, I don't care if I get a refurbished unit as a replacement, just as long as I don't have to...

Then I run the risk of busting on me in 5 or 10 years and then I have to spend another $130 bucks to get a new one. No Thanks. And I'm not the only one this happens to. I've seen two 7424s that broke in the same spot on this forum. I'm willing to bet that there's more people this has...

It does me no good that my Porter Cable broke on me today as I had just finished the trunk with a Yellow Pad and Menzerna Power Gloss. Luckily, the trunk wasn't all hazy. I slapped on a coat of wax on the whole car and my friend said his car looked great in the sun but I spent just an hour to...

That's the part I don't get. Porter Cables are supposed to last. But whatever, a Lifetime Warranty is a Lifetime Warranty and I'm not getting suckered into buying junk from Porter Cable anymore.

OK, you guys convinced me with the Lifetime Warranty. I'm getting a Griot's Garage. Psshh, and Porter Cable is supposed to be a quality brand. What a joke. After looking at how thin that spindle is, I'm never buying Porter Cable anything. $130 bucks down the drain.