A brushless direct-current motor comprising: a stator assembly including a generally-cylindrical stator body having a stator lamination stack, a center bore, a plurality of teeth extending from the stator body towards the center bore and defining a plurality of slots in between, and a plurality of windings wound around the plurality of teeth; a rotor assembly rotatably received within the center bore of the stator assembly, the rotor assembly including a rotor shaft and a generally-cylindrical rotor body mounted on the rotor shaft; at least one rotor bearing (220, 222) mounted on the rotor shaft; and at least one bearing support member (250, 270) supporting the rotor bearing (220, 222) the bearing support member (250, 270) including a radial body forming a bearing pocket (252, 272) at central portion thereon for receiving the rotor bearing (220, 222) therein, and a plurality of axial post inserts (280,290) so as to maintain a circumferential gap between the rotor body and the plurality of stator teeth within the center bore of the stator assembly, wherein the plurality of axial post inserts (280, 290) engage an inner surface of the stator body to support the rotor bearing (220, 222) with respect to the stator assembly along a center axis of the center bore of the stator assembly, wherein the radial body of the bearing support member (250, 270) includes a mating surface that mates with an end portion of the stator assembly to form a substantially uniform cylindrical body between the stator assembly and the bearing support member (250, 270); wherein the stator assembly comprises an end insulator (236, 237) arranged at an end surface of the stator body to insulate the plurality of stator teeth from the plurality of windings, the radial body of the bearing support member (250, 270) including a mating surface that mates with a mating surface of the end insulator (236, 237) to form a substantially uniform cylindrical body between the stator assembly and the bearing support member (250, 270); wherein the plurality of axial post inserts (280, 290) are received within the plurality of slots of the stator lamination stack of the stator assembly between adjacent sets of windings; wherein the axial post inserts (280, 290) are tightly pressed into the slots, against the frictional force on an inner surface of the stator lamination stack between the stator windings until mating surfaces of the end insulator and the bearing support member come into contact. a stator assembly including a generally-cylindrical stator body having a stator lamination stack, a center bore, a plurality of teeth extending from the stator body towards the center bore and defining a plurality of slots in between, and a plurality of windings wound around the plurality of teeth; a rotor assembly rotatably received within the center bore of the stator assembly, the rotor assembly including a rotor shaft and a generally-cylindrical rotor body mounted on the rotor shaft; at least one rotor bearing (220, 222) mounted on the rotor shaft; and at least one bearing support member (250, 270) supporting the rotor bearing (220, 222) the bearing support member (250, 270) including a radial body forming a bearing pocket (252, 272) at central portion thereon for receiving the rotor bearing (220, 222) therein, and a plurality of axial post inserts (280,290) so as to maintain a circumferential gap between the rotor body and the plurality of stator teeth within the center bore of the stator assembly, wherein the plurality of axial post inserts (280, 290) engage an inner surface of the stator body to support the rotor bearing (220, 222) with respect to the stator assembly along a center axis of the center bore of the stator assembly, wherein the radial body of the bearing support member (250, 270) includes a mating surface that mates with an end portion of the stator assembly to form a substantially uniform cylindrical body between the stator assembly and the bearing support member (250, 270); wherein the stator assembly comprises an end insulator (236, 237) arranged at an end surface of the stator body to insulate the plurality of stator teeth from the plurality of windings, the radial body of the bearing support member (250, 270) including a mating surface that mates with a mating surface of the end insulator (236, 237) to form a substantially uniform cylindrical body between the stator assembly and the bearing support member (250, 270); wherein the plurality of axial post inserts (280, 290) are received within the plurality of slots of the stator lamination stack of the stator assembly between adjacent sets of windings; wherein the axial post inserts (280, 290) are tightly pressed into the slots, against the frictional force on an inner surface of the stator lamination stack between the stator windings until mating surfaces of the end insulator and the bearing support member come into contact.