Chuck Removal - Grizzly G9972Z Owner's Manual

7.
Remove the chuck cradle or plywood and any
tools used before starting the lathe.
Make sure the chuck is
firmly secure on the spin-
dle and remove chuck key
and any other tools used.
Objects thrown from the
lathe could cause seri-
ous personal injury or
death to the operator or
bystanders.

Chuck Removal

Tools Needed:
Spanner Wrench................................................ 1
Chuck Key (3- or 4-Jaw) .................................... 1
Hex Wrench 5mm .............................................. 1
To remove the chuck:
1.
DISCONNECT LATHE FROM POWER!
2.
Use an appropriate device to protect the ways
and support the chuck (refer to Installation &
Removal Devices on Page 23).
3. Remove both spindle clamps from behind the
chuck or faceplate (see Figure 17).
Spindle
Clamp & Cap
Screw
Figure 17. Spindle clamp and cap screw
securing chuck/faceplate to spindle.
Model G9972Z (Mfd. Since 03/20)
4.
Insert spanner wrench into spindle indent,
as shown in Figure 18, then support and
unthread the chuck from spindle using chuck
key.
Qty
Figure 18. Example of using chuck key and
spanner wrench to tighten chuck onto spindle.
Chuck Key
Spanner Wrench
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