Electric drill - chuck troubles!
AL_z
well. It has taken a lot more stick and lasted longer than the Bosch one I
had prior. However, from day one, I noticed that the chuck became extremely
stiff to loosen and/or tighten. I shpuld have taken it back, but being an
optimist, I thought it would get looser with use. Not so! I tried
lubricating but to no avail. Now it has developed a new problem... It won't
stay tight. The drill bit keeps coming loose. Is there a remedy to all
this, e.g. getting a new chuck fitted - or can one buy a new chuck and fit
it onesself? Or should I toss the whole shooting match out of the window
and buy a new one?
Al
NT
if you can open the chuck up, you can then inspect & clean it. And not
apply oil to the threads. When I say open up, I mean once its removed
from the drill, clamp the outer body (not the tightening ring), and
tap the stem moves toward where the drill was. Probably best clamp the
outer body in a vice in 2 indented bits of wood.
NT
Spamlet
"AL_z" <fgdf...@fghfghfg.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9DBECD5...@130.133.4.11...
If it is one that needs a key, chuck it out anyway: put the key in one of
the holes and hit it smartly with a hammer in the same direction the drill
turns. The chuck will then unscrew.
Make a note of the stem size and buy a new click stop one from Screwfix (or
buy a cheap drill from Lidl or Aldi and swap them over.) Some examples:
http://www.screwfix.com/cats/A237673/Drill-Bits/Chucks
You may find cheaper places than Screwfix nowadays too: 'pound shops' and
the like being good bets, or even skips where people have chucked them out
just cos the fuse blew... Why didn't you keep the chuck from the Bosch?
They used to be very good.
S
John Rumm
> "AL_z"<fgdf...@fghfghfg.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns9DBECD5...@130.133.4.11...
>> I bought my electric drill at Wickes about ten years ago. It has served me
>> well. It has taken a lot more stick and lasted longer than the Bosch one I
>> had prior. However, from day one, I noticed that the chuck became
>> extremely
>> stiff to loosen and/or tighten. I shpuld have taken it back, but being an
>> optimist, I thought it would get looser with use. Not so! I tried
>> lubricating but to no avail. Now it has developed a new problem... It
>> won't
>> stay tight. The drill bit keeps coming loose. Is there a remedy to all
>> this, e.g. getting a new chuck fitted - or can one buy a new chuck and fit
>> it onesself? Or should I toss the whole shooting match out of the window
>> and buy a new one?
>>
>> Al
>
> If it is one that needs a key, chuck it out anyway: put the key in one of
> the holes and hit it smartly with a hammer in the same direction the drill
> turns. The chuck will then unscrew.
Above technique is fine - but check its not got a retaining screw as
well (most drill with reverse will have one). Open the chuck wide and
look down the end - there may be a screw to remove - possible with an
anticlockwise thread.
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Cheers,
John.
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Grimly Curmudgeon
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Spamlet"
<spam.m...@invalid.invalid> saying something like:
>If it is one that needs a key, chuck it out anyway: put the key in one of
>the holes and hit it smartly with a hammer in the same direction the drill
>turns. The chuck will then unscrew.
After it shears the left-handed screw off inside at the base, you mean?
Doctor Drivel
Buying a new drill will be cheaper.
Tabby
> "AL_z" <fgdfg...@fghfghfg.com> wrote in message
Where are you going to get a new drill for single figures? A power
devil £5 special? No thanks!
NT