Field 18-30-1700

Remove the entire Motor Housing. Then remove the white wires for the armature brush assemblies and save them. I really started new. I took the new motor housing and installed the new field. Then I removed the Fan from the old armature and installed it on the New Armature. You also need to remove the old bearing and reuse it. Tap everythin ... Read more g together with a piece of scrap wood and a small hammer. Replace the brush wires and reassemble everything. You will need to solder the black wire from the remote electronic assembly to the switch. I also used a wire nut on the solder joint. Take plenty of pictures with your phone as a reference. This helps with placing the wires in the proper slots. Total time was probably 2 and 1/2 hours with cleaning. Take your time. The rubber boot was the hardest part to take off.

Took the Milwaukee 6538-21 completely apart. It was difficult to get the armature out, because when the field shorted out, it melted the insulation towards the center, I drove the armature out with a piece of wood and hammer, fortunately it did not damage the armature, in the process. Other than getting the armature out, taking the rubb ... Read more er boot on and off was a challenge and took some help, otherwise the repair was straight forward. The saw did not have that many hours on it, I suspect running it on low speed too long, was the cause of overheating. I was grateful to repair a $200 dollar saw for $35.