[SOLVED] DeWalt Drill Chuck Stuck in Open Position

[Jim Wheeler]

Any suggestions on unsticking this puppy? thx - jim

[bluemax1811-newsgroups]

Make sure the forward-reverse switch is in the forward position. Grasp the outside of the chuck with your hand. Squeeze the trigger to turn on the motor and see the motor torque working against your grasp can break it loose.

Bob

[woodworker88]

You might have to open the case of the saw and pull out the shaft connected to the chuck. Grab the end of the shaft in a vise and then you can put your full body weight on the chuck, without the shaft turning. If the parts won't fit in a vise you could try grabbing them with a pair of visegrips held in a vise. Just make sure that nothing important gets bent or dinged to the point of interfering with use. ie don't grab gears in the vise. It will destroy them.

[meg hobbs]

replying to woodworker88, meg hobbs wrote: Really, this doesn't seem reasonable for a supposed quality tool The chucks are getting stuck and Dewalt isn't answering the question at all.

[meg hobbs]

replying to bluemax1811-newsgroups, meg hobbs wrote: This worked, but wow! What a pain this was. My hand is bleeding from the force of hold the chuck. I never had this problem with Makita drills. What ever happened them?

[Rick the antique guy]

I have done this repair a few times with Good results on Milwaukee and Por ter Cable Drills.

Method A A lot of Jacobs type chucks have a retaining screw deep inside the chuck t hat is either a Torx or Allen socket pan head screw. Normally it's a left hand thread so #1 find the correct tool and #2 turn right as if tightening. It should loosen up. Be careful not to strip out the fastener head if it does not loosen Quit. #3 Try turning normal left to loosen. If it doesn't back out Quit before You strip the head. #4 Now clamp it in a vice chuck up handle down. Now give the inside and outside of the chuck a good soaking of WD40 PB blaster, liquid Wrench, Deep creep or similar lube and leave it overnight to let it soak. Try step 2 then 3 again the next day. Still no luck You could hold the chuck in the vice plug it in and go forward and reverse back and forth. If it budges repeat over and over it until You gain full opening and closin g. Method B If it doesn?t work properly check Your warrantee and if it? s good replace the drill. If not buy another drill of Your own preference. Method C O.k. Say You succeeded in removing the screw inside. This is good because inside the chuck is a female Morse taper. The drill itself has the male end of the taper. So You need to separate the taper friction fit. Rap it apart by holding the chuck in the vice Then tap the drill body the opposite way to separate the two. If You succeed at this, You can soak the whole chuck in a small can of marv el oil . Try it with your chuck key if unless it is a non key type. If there is still no luck all is not lost . Method D Buy a replacement chuck True Value, Lowes, Home Depot. You may have to go to the manufacturer website if the Box stores don? ?t have one. You will need Your manufacturer and model number of the drill . The chuck may even have it?s own number stamped into it. If You get one carefully compare all aspects of the new one against the old one. If the tapers are not the same it will not work. Repackage and return the c huck. If it is Correct Assemble the two tapers, tap the chuck into the drill with a plastic wooden or leather hammer , then replace the hardware. Some chucks come with a new screw. Check it and compare that is the same as the one you took out. If it?s the same screw it in carefully. There should be very little resistance. If all is correct tighten it up . You are Good to go

I hope you succeed this mission and save Your drill. rick B.

[Drew]

Taped up shaft locked on with vice wrench and rotated going forward . Teeth came loose. All good now. Was locked wide open.