Milwaukee Parts

[tyyost]

Ok, so last week I posted about my M18 Fuel saw not running when the trigger is depressed. After sitting on it a week and blowing it out still no dice. So I went to Milwauke’s site, but in the serial and the “lighning repair” is $163 and shipping… the saw new is $219 at the depot.

So now I’m stuck. Do I buy a $40 switch, try it and see, buy a new saw from a broken up combo kit on the bay for $150, or do I start looking to diversify my tools again. This is the second M18 tool to die on my in a year, the drill I’ll own, but this thing is lightly used, well taken care of and not at all beat. I get that it’s out of warranty, but paying $163 seems like throwing money away. But so does a $40 trigger… Anywhere I can shop for some parts to save some money, not even 100% it is the switch.

 

[Kscardsfan]

Ok, so last week I posted about my M18 Fuel saw not running when the trigger is depressed. After sitting on it a week and blowing it out still no dice. So I went to Milwauke’s site, but in the serial and the “lighning repair” is $163 and shipping… the saw new is $219 at the depot.

So now I’m stuck. Do I buy a $40 switch, try it and see, buy a new saw from a broken up combo kit on the bay for $150, or do I start looking to diversify my tools again. This is the second M18 tool to die on my in a year, the drill I’ll own, but this thing is lightly used, well taken care of and not at all beat. I get that it’s out of warranty, but paying $163 seems like throwing money away. But so does a $40 trigger… Anywhere I can shop for some parts to save some money, not even 100% it is the switch.

Is that $163 for Milwaukee to do the work? Or a local Milwaukee service center? I’ve had several tools repaired by a local authorized service center and it was nowhere near that high to get work done.

 

[RTM]

I find prices for vintage MKE parts varies substantially, as does availability, between ereplacementparts, toolbarn, and others, so shop around.

 

[MushCreek]

If you're willing to take it apart, you could always check the switch for continuity. If it checks OK, jumper the wires going to the switch to see if the thing runs. At least you can narrow it down to whether or not it's the switch. If it's just the switch, do a google search of the part number to find the best deal.