craftsman sabre saw switch?

[llaht]

have a 'vintage' craftsman saber saw... model # 315.17270. no workee,

have traced to the switch, variable speed
i "thinK" the switch is spring loaded internally and the sliding switch no longer slides with the trigger movement.
if i try to run with the switch removed, and locked in full position, and move the sliding switch outwards,
It will work. Unlocking the trigger and releasing it will cut it off like normal..

Images of nameplate and the switch... I have the original paperwork with part number 2-606126-01, it is marked Lucerne USA

Sears dot com shows not available.. any sources??

 

[llaht]

89 views and zip... guess 'really' obsolete on the switch...

 

[The Cobbler]

can you open the switch at all?

 

[nadogail]

Unfortunately, unless you find a good power tool repair shop, you are going to find that switch is no longer obtainable. Sears, as many of us fondly remember it, has been long lost to us.

 

[llaht]

can you open the switch at all?

no, does not appear serviceable, plastic 'spot welds'.
i need a better pic, but the black colored component in the top left of the image behind the red trigger seems to be the 'key'

I "think" it originally was spring loaded with an outward longitudinal force against the trigger
when the trigger is pressed, the black 'slide' moves outwards from the switch, making contact on a rheostat internal to the switch.
releasing the trigger pushes the black 'slide' into the switch interrupting the current.

with the trigger locked, the black slide remains in place.

I am considering a solution using dental floss to tie the slide to the trigger... just not got to that point yet.
Planning a visit to a local electric motor shop that has been around for decades, hoping for maybe some old stock there.