Craftsman 973.274960 Owner's Manual page 10

INSTALLING BITS
See Figure 7.
Lock the switch trigger by placing the direction of
rotation selector in center position. See Figure 2.
Open or close chuck jaws to a point where the
opening is slightly larger than the bit size you
intend to use. Also, raise the front of your drill
slightly to keep the bit from falling out of the chuck
jaws.
Insert drill bit into chuck the full length of the jaws
as shown in figure 7.
Tighten the chuck jaws on drill bit.
CHUCK JAWS
DRILL BIT
CHUCK COLLAR
RIGHT
To tighten the chuck jaws on drill bit; grasp and
hold the collar of the chuck with one hand, while
rotating the chuck body with your other hand.
Note: Rotate the chuck body in the direction of
the arrow marked LOCK to tighten chuck jaws.
DO NOT use a wrench to tighten or loosen the
chuck jaws.
WARNING:
Do not insert drill bit into chuck
jaws and tighten as shown in figure 8. This could
cause drill bit to be thrown from drill resulting in
possible serious personal injury or damage to the
chuck.
WRONG
OPERATION
OPERATION
CHUCK BODY
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
REMOVING BITS
See Figure 7.
Lock the switch trigger by placing the direction of
rotation selector in center position. See Figure 2.
Loosen the chuck jaws from drill bit .
To loosen: grasp and hold the collar of the chuck
with one hand, while rotating chuck body with your
other hand. Note: Rotate chuck body in the
direction of the arrow marked UNLOCK to loosen
chuck jaws. DO NOT use a wrench to tighten or
loosen the chuck jaws.
Remove drill bit from chuck jaws.
ADJUSTABLE TORQUE CLUTCH
Your drill is equipped with an adjustable torque clutch
for driving different types of screws into different
materials. The proper setting depends on the type of
material and the size of screw you are using.
TO ADJUST TORQUE
Identify the four torque indicator settings located on
the front of your drill. See Figure 9.
Rotate adjusting ring to the desired setting.
• 1 For driving small screws.
• 2 For driving screws into soft material.
• 3 For driving screws in hard wood.
For powerful screw driving or drilling.
•
TO DECREASE
TORQUE
TO INCREASE
TORQUE
10
ADJUSTING
RING
Fig. 9