Makita 6343D

longbarn · 03-23-2009

I am trying to repair a Makita 6343D cordless drill. My problem is that no matter of forward/reverse switch it will only run in reverse. My question, is this a switch problem or a motor problem? Any help is appreciated.

Zeros · 03-24-2009

My guess is a switch issue. If you have the drill apart, you can test the motor. Take the two wires coming off the motor and touch them to the battery (one to pos, one to neg). It will spin in one direction. Now if you swap the wires it should spin the other direction.

tripletdaduk · 03-31-2009

it will be the switch itself assuming the acuator lever is not broken,but 99% of the time its a swt fault

cvh0828 · 11-15-2009

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Originally Posted by tripletdaduk

it will be the switch itself assuming the acuator lever is not broken,but 99% of the time its a swt fault

how much is the switch?

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longbarn Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1	Makita 6343D I am trying to repair a Makita 6343D cordless drill. My problem is that no matter of forward/reverse switch it will only run in reverse. My question, is this a switch problem or a motor problem? Any help is appreciated.

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03-24-2009	#2 (permalink)
Zeros Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1	My guess is a switch issue. If you have the drill apart, you can test the motor. Take the two wires coming off the motor and touch them to the battery (one to pos, one to neg). It will spin in one direction. Now if you swap the wires it should spin the other direction.

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tripletdaduk Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: hertfordshire/uk Posts: 6	it will be the switch itself assuming the acuator lever is not broken,but 99% of the time its a swt fault