This is an original Makita part. The holder cap is made of plastic and is used in saws and hammers. It attaches to the carbon brush and holds it in place. This cap is sold individually, however a screwdriver may be needed to replace this item if it becomes cracked or broken.
The repair involved removing several Phillips screws to open the case. Two are longer so note where they go. The only minor difficulty involved removing the brush caps as they were really fried on so plan on replacing them. The old brushes were in pieces, the switch tested good but since I had it apart decided to swap it out as well. Put
... Read moreit back together and wow runs like new! The possible diagnosis on the website made the repairs simple and inexpensive.
The repair would normally take a few minutes. It was made more difficult because the old brushes and brush caps were melted to the brush holders. It took some time and care to get the caps pried off because the caps are threaded on to the brush holders. Once the brush holders were removed the metal end of the brushes was also melted to
... Read more the brush holders. I was able to pry them out as well. I cleaned up the holders slightly with a knife and the new brushes drop in fine. The caps went on fine as well with the aid of a bent paper clip to hold the brush spring in the holder while pushing down on to it.
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The reciprocating saw was totally dead. worked fine after replacing the parts.
1. disassembled saw going to the transformer; unscrewed Phillip screws from the cover.
2. Remove old parts going to the coil/transformer positive lead side, including the mounting hardware.
3. installed and remounted new parts to coil/transformer going to the positive lead side.
4. reattached the saw cover with Phill
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1. Opened the back of the saw with brushes. Brushes were frozen and melted.
2. Using multi tool and small blade carefully cut open the brush caps and removed them. They were melted into the brush holder.
3. Realized that I would need to destroy the brush holders to get the remains of the brushes out of the unit. So I set th
... Read moree unit aside and ordered a set of brush holders.
4. Opened the saw unit as described in a video. Removed the armature. The armature maybe is ok. Replaced it anyway.
5. Carefully removed the two brush holders making sure I knew the black(negative) side and the red(positive) side. Take a picture if needed so you get the correct brush holder in the correct side of the unit.
6. Insert the new brush holders. Wire them back to where the old ones were attached.
7. Insert the new armature unit.
8. Close up the unit and put the cap back on the brush side of the unit.
9. Insert the new brushes. Pay attention to the curvature to align it with armature correctly. Should only got into holder one way(rectangular in shape).
10. Screw on the brushes cap. Rotate the blade by hand (no battery in unit) and make sure blade turns freely. If not, check your brushes to make sure they are correctly inserted.
11. Put a battery in the unit and try it out.
This part is in stock in our warehouse and will ship out within 1 business day of the order being placed.
New stock is on the way! On order parts usually ship within 7 business days.
Item is not in stock and usually ships 10-15 business days from the time you place your order.
This item is no longer being made by the manufacturer, and cannot be added to your shopping cart.
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