Installing Bits - Craftsman 973.111330 Owner's Manual

INSTALLING BITS
See Figure 6.
• Lock the SWitCh trigger by placing the direction of
rotation selector in center position, See Figure 2.
• Open or clor,e chuck jaws to a point where the
opening is sligh_y larger than the bit size you intend
to use, Also, raise the front of your drill slightly to
keep the bit from fol_ing out of the chuck jaws.
• Insert drill bit into chuck the full length of the jaws
as shown in Figure 6.
CHUCKJAWS CHUCKBODY
DRILL BIT
CHUCK COLLAR
RIGHT
Fig. 6
• 11ghton thechuck jaws onddll b it.
• TO tighten the chuck jaws on ddll 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 io the direction of
the arrow marked LOCK to tighten chuck jaws.
• Do not use a wrench to tighten or loosen the
chuck jaws.
_k WARNING: Do not insert drill bit into check jaws
and tighten as shown in figure 7. This could cause
dnll bit to he thrown from ditlLresulting in possible
serious personal injury or damage to the chuck.
REMOVING BITS
See Figure 6.
• Lock the switch trigger by placing the direction of
rotation selector in center position. See Figure 2.
• Loosen the chuck jaws from dnll bit.
• To loosen: grasp and ho_dthe collar of the chuck
with one hand, while rotating chuck body with y_Jr
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 ddl] bit from chuck jaws.
ADJUSTABLE TORQUE CLUTCH
Your dhll is equipped with an adjustable torque clutch
for driving different types of screws into different
matehels. The proper setting depends on the type of
matorlal and the size of screw you are using.
TO ADJUST TORQUE
• Identify the six torque indicator settings located on
the front of your ddll. See Figure 8.
• Rotate eqjusting dng to the desired seffing.
1 For driving small screws.
2 For driving screws into soft material.
3 For driving screws into soft and herd
matohels.
4 For ddving screws In hard wood.
5 For driving large screws.
• ,1!1 Forheavyddlling.
TODECREASE ,U)JIJ$11NG
TO_OUE RING
TO INCREASE
TORQUE
Fig. 7
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