Intermittent Makita 18v brushless drill

[danathome]

Hi, ive got a Makita XPH07 (DPH451). Its become intermittent and pretty much not working at all. Ive replaced the trigger thinking it was that, but the problem still persists making me think its the brushes, except its a brushless drill. wondering what it could be?
The armature doesnt spin easily turning by hand not sure if its meant to?

 

[noseall]

Makita is serviceable stuff.

What we tend to do (as pro's) is buy new handsets and drop any duff ones in for repair. I now have 5 DeWalt handsets, 5 batteries (bought spares), two chargers (bought a spare) and just the one cordless drill although it is a robust (metal chuck) one.

Would it hurt to have one to wash and one to wear?

 

[conny]

The armature won't spin easily if it still connected to the gear box. I have an Erbaur that sometimes does this and I find if I give it a slight backwards turn it starts off again. As I only use it for diy I put up with it.