Milwaukee Super Sawzall--dead or repairable?

[crice63]

So my supersawzall 6538-21 has decided to be crappy while cutting a light piece of wooden fence. Its sparking at the brushes. I broke it down and checked the brushes, they look ok, but the armature looks bad at one spot.



Probably hard to see in the photo. There was a small piece of sand or metal caught in one of the grooves. I cleaned it out but there is some blackening of some wires, looks like some of the wire covering is disturbed and the contact is rough under that spot. After more cleaning I put it back together and still have this:

Sawzall

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Is this dead or can the armature be repaired? A new one is $65 from ereplacementparts.com, literally the most expensive thing on the saw. I bought it used so no warranty. Suggestions?

 

[Cope]

I doubt anyone works on armatures that small any more. That saw looks like new, I would get the armature and also a new set of brushes just in case.

 

[Reese]

Did you check the field to make sure it is ok? Doubt anyone will repair the armature. My guess is you can find another used sawzall for what you will have in repairs on this one.

 

[metaldad]

depending upon if you need the tool (this your only recip saw), i'd repair it.
new armature and replace the bearings, + shipping, will set you back about $100
im debating whether to spend 50 on a milwaukee die grinder, of which i have several others

 

[paineman]

I know this is an old one but I have a similar problem, any luck replacing the armature?