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Craftsman 973.111360 Owner's Manual page 9

3/8 in. 15.6 volts cordless drill-driver variable speed / reversible

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KEYLESS
CHUCK
See Figure 5.
Your new drill has a keyless chuck, As the name implies,
you can hand tighten or release drill bits in the chuck jaws.
Grasp and hold the collar of the chuck with one hand.
Rotate the chuck body with your other hand. The arrows on
the chuck indicate which direction to rotate the chuck body
in order to LOCK (tighten) or UNLOCK (release) the drill bit.
UNLOCK
CHUCK
(RELEASE)
BODY
INSTALLING
BITS
See Figure 7.
Lock switch trigger on your drill by placing the direc-
tion 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 straight into chuck the full length of the
jaws as shown in Figure "7.
Tighten the chuck jaws on drill bit.
CHUCKJAWS
CHUCKBODY
DRILL BIT
LOCK
(TIGHTEN)
CHUCK
COLLAR
Fig. 5
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WARNING:
Do not hold chuck body with one hand
and use power of the drill to tighten chuck jaws on
drill bits. Chuck body could slip in your hand or your
hand could slip and come in contact with rotating drill
bit. This could cause an accident resulting in serious
personal injury.
BIT STORAGE
See Figure 6.
When not in use, bits provided with your drill can be
placed in the storage area located on the top of your drill
as shown in Figure 6.
SCREWDRIVER
BITS
BIT
STORAGE
AREA
Fig. 6
DRILL BIT
CHUCKCOLLAR
RIGHT
Fig. 7
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 e wrench to tighten or loosen the chuck
jaws,
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WARNING:
Make sure to insert drill bit straight into
chuck jaws. Do not insert drill bit into chuck jaws at
an angle and then 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.
Fig. B
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