I have a stuck drillbit in it and it won’t come out. It’s easy going b
I have a stuck bit in it and it’s easy move both ways. What do I do?
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These hand-chucks, or key-less chucks, they have an annoying habit of not winding in or out perfectly. Sometimes, while trying to undo, or loosen the chuck, the three actual jaws move inward at first before moving outward. This is often felt as an odd resistance after the initial breaking point of loosening the chuck. What causes this, I don't know. Some things to consider.
* don't over tighten these chucks. Use a reasonable force to tighten them. There is a rule of thumb torque setting on tightening things.
- tighten with your fingers: Only use your fingers to turn something. You will be limited as to how much force you can apply.
- tighten with your wrist: This tighten is significantly more than with fingers, but still limited to wrist strength.
- tighten with your elbow: this is like a stuck jar lid. You are really putting in a lot of effort to tension. This is the strongest tighten possible for a human using their hands alone.
- tighten with a lever: as you would assume.
These cordless drills, tighten with your wrist. That is the appropriate torque, and this is the explanation to fix the underlying cause of your issue.
Having explained this, to get out of this jam, you will need to:
- correctly choose which direction to turn. You do not want to be turning it tighter. Turn in the un-tighten direction only.
- call upon the power of Greyskull: Twist in the correct direction hard, like a jar lid is stuck. You may need a friend.
- it will break, and come loose. (break is the term for that moment when something which should turn, but does not turn, suddenly turns.)
You may find that there is now damage to the internal threads of the drill chuck. However you need to understand that this was cause by the over tightening, not the process of un-tightening.
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put it in reverse, grab the chuck tightly in your hands and turn it on.
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!Warning Will Robinson! Use extreme caution when attempting this. If the bit is or gets crooked in the chuck you will then create a low speed blender that will shred your bare hand. Don't add a glove because it can then snag and possibly do worse damage, rip fingers off for example or break wrist. All depends on the strength of the drill. There are some drills that recommend running the drill to tighten and loosen the chuck but it still can be risky, particularly with a stuck possibly crooked drill bit. They are sharp on the ends. If the drill doesn't have a lock or brake function, some times a sudden fast twisting motion will break the chuck loose. Spray lube may help but don't over do it.
