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Saw smoked and stopped working
James from Califon, New Jersey
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Much easier then expected and saw functions like new.
Would not run.
Leroy from Fairhope, Alabama
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
- Parts Used:
- CB441
Installed new brushes. The new ones slipped right in.
Saw runs like new now.
Was using saw and it just quit.
Kevin from Kansas City, Missouri
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Replaced broken brushes in a 6 1/2\" circular saw
David from Houston, Texas
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
- Parts Used:
- CB441
Loss of power not due to battery
Paul from Albertville, Minnesota
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Positive brush housing melted due to heavy work load.
Richard from SAN LUIS OBISPO, California
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
2. Disassembled saw housing covering motor.
3. Carefully removed Red (positive) brush wire and disconnected at switch terminal.
4. Cleaned out and resurfaced positive brush retaining area within main saw housing using a rat tail file. Ensured all dust and particles remo ... Read more ved from inside motor housing.
5. Installed new brush assy and routed red wire in place and secured to switch.
6. Reassembled saw housing.
7. Inserted new replacement brushes and caps.
8. Performed dry run electrical test without blade.
9. Installed new circular saw blade.
10. Ran test cutting on scrap wood, completed!
Note: How to keep this tool failure from occurring: donÆt keep cutting when your saw blade is dull (particularly after hitting a few nails) as dulled teeth require significantly more power from saw resulting in overheating of brushes and eventual failure by melting the housing.
Needed new brushes and new brush caps
Loi from Garden grove, California
Overheated/melted brush holders on Makita 18v circular saw
Jonathan from Willits, California
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Brush Holders got hot and melted
Michael from East Hartford, Connecticut
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
- Parts Used:
- CB441
Received the new parts and installed them.
Now the saw is as good as new.
The reciprocating saw was totally dead. worked fine after replacing the parts.
Daniel from Amherst, New Hampshire
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
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 ... Read more ip screws.
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