Maintenance; Chuck Removal - Craftsman 315.101541 Operator's Manual

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WARNING: When servicing, use only identical
Craftsman replacement parts, Use of any other part
may create a hazard or cause product damage.
,_ WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or safety
glasses with side shields when using compressed air
to clean tools, tf the operation is dusty, also wear a
dust mask.
_ WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, always
remove the battery pack from the tool when cleaning
or performing any maintenance.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Most
plastics are susceptible to damage from various types of
commercial solvents and may be damaged by their use.
Use clean cloths to remove dirt, dust, oil, grease, etc.
_1_ WARNING: Do not at any time let brake fluids,
gasoline, petroleum-based products, penetrating
oils, etc. come in contact with plastic parts. Chemi-
cals can damage, weaken or destroy plastic which
may result in serious personal injury.
Only the parts shown on the parts list are intended to be
repaired or replaced by the customer. All other parts
should be replaced at a Sears Service Center.
CHUCK REMOVAL
See Figure 10 - 12.
The chuck may be removed and replaced by a new one.
II Lock the switch trigger by placing the direction of
rotation selector in center position.
• Insert a 5/t6 in. or larger hex key into the chuck of the
drill and tighten" the chuck jaws securely.
• Tap the hex key sharply with a mallet in a clockwise
"direction, This will loosen the screw in the chuck for
easy removal.
• Open the chuck jaws and remove the hex key, Using a
screwdriver, remove the chuck screw by turning it in a
clockwise direction.
NOTE: The chuck screw has left hand threads.
• Insert the hex key into the chuck and tighten the chuck
jaws securely. Tap sharply with a mallet in a counter-
clockwise direction. This will loosen the chuck on the
sp,indle. It can now be unscrewed by hand.
CHUCK JAWS
HEXKEY
SCREWDRIVER
MALLET
,LLET
KEYLESS
CHUCK
Fig. 1o
Fig. 11
Fig. 12
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