Installing Bits - Craftsman 973.114250 Operator's Manual

WARNING: The drifl-driver should never be
connected to a power supply when you are
assembling parts, making adjustments, cleaning,
performing maintenance, or when the tool is not in
use,, Disconnectingthe tool prevents accidental
starting that could cause serious injury,
INSTALLING BITS
See Figure 2,
Follow these steps to installbits..
1o Lock the trigger switch by ptacfngthe rotation
selector in the center position°
2, Open or close chuck jaws to a point where the
opening is slightly larger than the bit size you intend
tO use.
3. Raise the front of the driiFddverslightly to keep the
bit from falling out of the chuck jaws,
CHUCK JAWS CHUCK BODY
DRILLBIT
CHUCK COLLAR
Fig. 2
4. Insert the drill bit into the chuck the full length of the
jaws,
5, Tighten the chuck jaws ontothe drillbit,
Note: To tfghten the chuckjaws, grasp and hold the
collar of the chuck with one hand, while rotatingthe
chuck body with the other hand, Rotate the chuck
body in the direction of the arrow marked LOCK. Do
not usa a wrench to tighten or loosen the chuck
jaws,
,_ WARNING: Make sure to insert the drill bit
straight into the chuckjaws, Do not insert the drill
bit into the chuck jaws at an angle (as shown in
figure 3) and then tighten, This could cause the drill
bit to be thrown from dritkddver, resulting in sedeus
personal injury or damage to the chuck.
Fig, 3
WARNING: Do not hold the chuck body with one
hand and use the power of the drUl-driver to tighten
the chuck jaws onto the drill bit. The chuck body
could slip in your hand or your hand could slip and
come in contact with the rotating drill bit° This could
cause an accident resulting in serious personal
injury°
REMOVING BITS
See Figure 2,
Follow these steps to remove bits
1. Lock the trigger switch by placing the rotation
selector in the center position°
2. Loosen the chuck jaws°
Note: To loosen the chuck jaws, grasp and hold the
collar of the chuck with one hand, while rotating the
chuck body with the other hand, Rotate the chuck
body in the directionof the arrow marked UNLOCK,
Do not use a wrenchto tighten or loosen the chuck
jaws_
3 Remove the drill bit from the chuck jaws,