Makita Cordless Grinder Packed Up.

[Sean Kelly]

Saturday afternoon and only 3 more tiles to cut (900x450 tough porcs). My Makita grinder came to a halt.

I rang the builder to find if anyone was near me, but it was 15:30 and nobody in the area. So I drove the 1hour round trip back home to pick up an old corded one to finish the job.

I started looking for a replacement at a cost of about £100 for the body only, but then googled grinder faults. Came across a typical fault of the brushes needing replacing. So I ordered a £3.59 set of new brushes and they arrived today. Simple swap over and hey presto, a working grinder.

 

[Gazzer]

Deano gets through loads of them

 

[mattle40]

I think I've killed my lxt combi mixing adhesive, started out as I was too lazy to go get the mixer out and I've just used it ever since, think the motor is still fine but the chuck is making angry grinding noises now, think it's the length and weight of the whisk but still impressed how it's held up
Glad u got fixed

 

[Sean Kelly]

The motor/gears made a funny noise and then it just died. I changed the battery but that was no good. I could stop the slow spinning blade with my fingers as there was virtually no power to it. That's why I thought it had given up the ghost. 2.5 years of heavy use I thought it was a gonner.

 

[The D]

18 months use then new brushes every 2 months just had a set go today think i will invest in the brush less one

 

[The D]

MAKITA 18V LXT DGA454 DGA454Z DGA454RFE ANGLE GRINDER KITS

 

[Sean Kelly]

18 months use then new brushes every 2 months just had a set go today think i will invest in the brush less one

I thought Sir Ramic was joking.

 

[The D]

I thought Sir Ramic was joking.

no m8 i have 3 and they all needed new brushes and they all go after about 2 month now so i keep a set in the van

 

[bcd-87]

I don't use my grinder that much, i wet cut mostly but you can bet your lunch money brushes go next time i need it... did you enjoy the big porcelain @seankelly

 

[Concrete guy]

I think I've killed my lxt combi mixing adhesive, started out as I was too lazy to go get the mixer out and I've just used it ever since, think the motor is still fine but the chuck is making angry grinding noises now, think it's the length and weight of the whisk but still impressed how it's held up
Glad u got fixed

Does it jump out of gear/drive?

If it does you've stripped a Nylon gear ring. It's a common problem on these drills - about £5 to order and 15 minutes to strip down and replace.

I fixed this on the LXT I have.

Google the drill model for a parts diagram.