Make a record of the tool label
Take a clear photograph for your own reference and transcribe the model exactly, including any suffix. Record the article or product number, type or revision if shown, and voltage. Keep those fields separate: a short model name and a longer article number serve different purposes in a parts search.
DeWalt explains that a model can have more than one type, and that different types may use different service parts. Its guidance places the model and type on the rating label or nameplate. Some tools have no type number, so do not invent one to satisfy a search form.
Use the manufacturer’s identifier when selecting a diagram
Bosch’s UK spare-parts service asks for the ten-digit article number or trade name and provides exploded diagrams for locating parts. A name search can help find the tool family; compare the resulting article number with the tool before relying on its parts list.
Bosch product pages also distinguish an order variant from the tool identifier used by the spare-parts service. For example, the UK GKF 18V-8 listing has an order number beginning 0 601, while its spare-parts section shows a number beginning 3 601. Copy the number requested by the catalogue rather than assuming every code on the sales page is interchangeable.
Identify the part, then capture its full code
Find the item in the manufacturer’s diagram and follow its position to the parts list. Bosch lists the same planing knife, 2 608 635 341, at position 851 for one GHO 18V-LI article and position 74 for one GHO 26-82 D article. The changing position labels demonstrate why a diagram callout is not the purchase code.
Keep the tool identifier, part description, full part number and source together. If the result is an assembly, check what it contains before looking for individual components. Bosch notes that some items are available only as part of an assembly.
Know when to search the accessory catalogue
An abrasive sheet or saw blade may be listed as an accessory rather than a service spare. Bosch explains this distinction in its support guidance. Failure to find an item in the exploded drawing does not prove that the tool has no suitable accessory.
Use the accessory catalogue and exact-model manual for the remaining specification checks. If the label is unreadable or the catalogue conflicts with the tool, ask manufacturer support to identify it. Send a clear label image and the relevant source link; avoid substituting the closest-looking model.
Before you buy
- Copy the complete model, article number and any type or revision from the tool.
- Match the catalogue’s tool identifier before using its diagram.
- Distinguish diagram position, spare-part code and sales-kit order number.
- Check assembly contents and search the accessory catalogue where appropriate.
- Resolve an unreadable label or conflicting record with manufacturer support.