How to Remove Your Drill Chuck
It's true; a drill chuck can be a real pain in the neck.
With just a little know-how and some good-old-fashioned patience, though, you can work your drill chuck with more confidence and less trouble.
Removing a Drill Chuck Our power drills are pretty dang helpful tools; we use 'em and abuse 'em and when it comes time to remove the drill chuck, sometimes, in a fit of poetic justice (no, not the movie) our tools throw a little of that abuse back at us.
Fortunately, though, with just a few quick steps and a little deliberation, even a stubborn drill chuck can be removed in no time.
First, you've got to make sure your drill's gear box is set in low and that it's clutch is fully engaged.
Fully open the chuck and remove the chuck screw (the chuck screw, of course, is exactly what it sounds like and is simply a small screw at the center of an opened chuck).
Though the chuck itself will have standard threads, its screw is reverse threaded.
If the screw is already missing, don't fret, simply proceed (the screw is easily replaceable).
Next, insert the shorter end of a large allen wrench into the open chuck.
Set the drill on its side and, using a counter-clockwise blow, hit the long end of the allen wrench with a hammer.
The concentrated counter-clockwise force should loosen the chuck for removal.
You may need to strike the wrench a few times before the thing comes totally loose.
If a few good whacks don't free the chuck, remove the allen wrench a give the inside of the chuck a good spray down with WD-40.
Allow the lube to set for an hour or two and, using your allen wrench and hammer, attempt to remove it again.
Depending upon the stuckedness of the chuck, you may need to WD-40 the thing again, but, after a few cycles, it will surely come free.
The Short and Sweet Version - Put the drill in low gear.
- Open the drill chuck and remove the chuck screw.
- Insert large allen wrench into the chuck's jaws.
- With a hammer, hit the allen wrench with a counter-clockwise strike.
- Continue to strike until chuck comes loose.
If the Chuck Doesn't Release After Several Strikes - Remove the allen wrench.
- Apply WD-40 to the inside of the chuck.
- Allow WD-40 to set for at least one hour.
- Repeat above steps (including lube) until chuck loosens.
With just a little know-how and some good-old-fashioned patience, though, you can work your drill chuck with more confidence and less trouble.
Removing a Drill Chuck Our power drills are pretty dang helpful tools; we use 'em and abuse 'em and when it comes time to remove the drill chuck, sometimes, in a fit of poetic justice (no, not the movie) our tools throw a little of that abuse back at us.
Fortunately, though, with just a few quick steps and a little deliberation, even a stubborn drill chuck can be removed in no time.
First, you've got to make sure your drill's gear box is set in low and that it's clutch is fully engaged.
Fully open the chuck and remove the chuck screw (the chuck screw, of course, is exactly what it sounds like and is simply a small screw at the center of an opened chuck).
Though the chuck itself will have standard threads, its screw is reverse threaded.
If the screw is already missing, don't fret, simply proceed (the screw is easily replaceable).
Next, insert the shorter end of a large allen wrench into the open chuck.
Set the drill on its side and, using a counter-clockwise blow, hit the long end of the allen wrench with a hammer.
The concentrated counter-clockwise force should loosen the chuck for removal.
You may need to strike the wrench a few times before the thing comes totally loose.
If a few good whacks don't free the chuck, remove the allen wrench a give the inside of the chuck a good spray down with WD-40.
Allow the lube to set for an hour or two and, using your allen wrench and hammer, attempt to remove it again.
Depending upon the stuckedness of the chuck, you may need to WD-40 the thing again, but, after a few cycles, it will surely come free.
The Short and Sweet Version - Put the drill in low gear.
- Open the drill chuck and remove the chuck screw.
- Insert large allen wrench into the chuck's jaws.
- With a hammer, hit the allen wrench with a counter-clockwise strike.
- Continue to strike until chuck comes loose.
If the Chuck Doesn't Release After Several Strikes - Remove the allen wrench.
- Apply WD-40 to the inside of the chuck.
- Allow WD-40 to set for at least one hour.
- Repeat above steps (including lube) until chuck loosens.
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