Craftsman 973.111430 Owner's Manual page 10

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INSTALLING BITS
See FTgure7..
• Lock the switch triggerby placingthe directionof
rotation selector in center position.See Figure 5.
• Open or close chuck jaws to a pointwhere 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 faiUngout of the chuck
Jaws.
• Insert drill bit straight Into chuck the full length of
the jaws as shown in Figure 7.
• Tighten the chuck jaws on drillbit.
CHUCKJAWS
CHUCK BODY
DRILL BIT
CHUCK COLLAR
PJGHT Fig. 7
IN To tighten the chuck Jawson drillbit; 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 directionof
the arrow marked LOCK to tighten chuck jaws,
• Do not use a wrench to tighten or loosenthe
chuck jaws.
jaws at an angle then tighten as shown in Figure
8, This could cause drillbit tO be thrownfrom ddn.
resulting In possibleserious personalinjuryor
damage to the chuck.
REMOVING BITS
See Fi#ure Z
• Lock the switch trigger by placingthe directionof
rotationselector in center position.See F/gur_ 5.
• Loosenthe chuckjaws from drillbit.
II To loosen:grasp and hold the collar of the chuck
with one hand, while rotatingchuck body with your
other hand. Note: Rotate chuck body in the
directionof the arrow marked UNLOCK to loosen
chuck Jaws.
11 Do not use a wrench to tighten or loosen the
chuck jaws.
II Remove drillbit frem chuck jaws.
ADJUSTABLE TORQUE CLUTCH
Your ddll is equipped with an adjustable torque oJutoh
for driving different types of sorews intodifferent mate-
dais. The proper settingdepends on the type of mate-
dal and the size of screw you are using,
TO ADJUST TORQUE
• Identify the twenty four torque indicator settings
locatedon the front of your drill. See Figure 9.
• Rotate adjusting ring to the desired setting,
• 1 - 4 For driving small screws.
• 5 - 8 For driving screws into soft
material.
• 9 - 12 For driving screws intosoft and hard
materials.
• 13 - 16 For driving screws in hard wood.
• 17 - 20 For ddving large screws.
• 21 - 4,_1,¶ For heavy drill(rig.
TO DECREASE
TORQUE
_LDJUSTING
RING
TOINCREASE
TORQUE