This plastic replacement handle fits various models of Milwaukee drills. It is an authentic replacement part assembled by original manufacturer. This is the main trigger handle which houses the cord, cord protector, and trigger switch. This part is sold individually.
This was an older Milwaukee \"Hole Hawg\" drill with a broken handle and frayed cord. The correct handle was NLA, so I repaired it with a handle kit from a current unit. The power cord exits the handle in a different spot from the old handle and I missed buying the clamp for the power cable as well as the screws to hold the new handle tog
... Read moreether. There is a locking button on the older power switch that the new units don\'t have, so I had to drill the new handle for the button. Other than that, the old switch fit, and I was able to fit the new handle to the old drill. There is a small half-round gap between the new handle and the drill body where the old power cord used to go, but that is easily filled or left as-is. It was nice that in all of the years of production, the engineers at Milwaukee made it so the new parts would still fit the older drills with a minimum of trouble. It\'s also nice to see an old drill getting a new life with repair parts from eReplacementparts.com!
Took off remaining pieces the handle
Removed power switch from handle
Replaced the switch
Replaced the other handle half
Screwed both halves together
Screwed both halves to motor housing
The handle replacement was very simple.
1. Removed switch from broken handle
2. Removed handle pieces from drill body
3. Installed one-half of handle on drill
4. Installed switch in new handle
5. Installed 2nd half of handle on drill
6. Done
Since the drill had not been been serviced f
... Read moreor several years I opened it up for service.
removed all old grease, cleaned housing and gears with solvent, cleaned all the
accumulated dirt and grime from fan and housing, checked the brushes, re greased drill with mobile synthetic grease and re-assembled the drill.
entire time less than 1 hour.. Handle replacement itself less than 15 min
Remove the switch handle from the drill.
Remove the old cord wires from the switch and from the ground
Install the new cord to the switch with the switch clips ( YOU WILL NEED THESE )
Install the new switch and handle to the drill
Remove the old handle set.
Route the wires and trigger switch in the new handle set.
Connect the two half\'s of the handle set.
Attach it to the drill motor.
Remove the broken handle from the motor housing
Remove the cord clamp
Install one half of the handle half
Place the switch in the handle half
Install the cord clamp
Install the other half of the handle
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Handle was cracked and interfered with the trigger
1- Remove the screws from the handle and from the motor housing, & discard
2- Screw one half of the new handle switch to the housing
3- Place switch in the switch housing half
4- Screw both handle halves together
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Model Cross Reference
This part works with the following models:
ERP Number: ERP10125672
Manufacturer Part Number: 31-44-1497
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