Cordless Drill Chuck Removal

So, this did remind me that the hammer action can break itself loose however. Most people are not as strong as this guy, and for some reason if your drill is still pushing full torque at the low setting, you can get hurt. I tried to hold the Allen wrench with my foot and it still slipped and hit my shin pretty hard, lucky it didn't crack my bone. I immediately remembered I had a metal pipe and steped on the drill with the pipe on the Allen wrench and it immediately came off. Nothing I did before that worked and I don't have a vise. Now trying to steal a chuck from a rigid drill for it but it just slips wont come off.

Wow a new screw that holds the chunk, no wonder it comes out so easy. Try one that's been on for a while or the teeth are stuck in the middle and can't get anything in!

So what do you do with a Milwaukee 1/2 inch chuck that has the bit teeth stuck and the chuck just spins and nothing happens?

What do you do if the Chuck stuck closed?

Milwaukee doesn't suck! But you can still change the chuck on your newer M18s which use the 9/16"-18 chuck. At this time you will not find either of the ROHM 1/2"-20 or the 9/16"-18 on Amazon. But Suncoast Precision Tools has them. At least they have the 9/16"-20. I just received 1 and ordered another today.

Thanks a lot man, you're brilliant.
Very helpful video, it's how smart you work with things, not how much force you use or waste efforts and time.
No damage or scratches or anything to the drill. Clean Work 👍.

My Craftsman model CMD710 needed a new chuck. went online for warranty replacement, and was sent a brand new drill, and charger. I figured "score" for me and ordered a new chuck figuring to gift out the new one. Used the craftsman site, and the chuck is available. Now things got interesting. Found out my drill has nothing to unscrew. Nothing there but what looks like the end of a shaft. The thread on the new chuck (ordered from Craftsman site) is regular direction. So how am I supposed to get off the old chuck? Do the same thing as normal with something in the chuck and whack it?

This video may be 5 years old. But it's still useful to me today. Thanks for the no fluff content. It's much appreciated.

Second time changing a chuck on a makita drill .

First time was for a friend , the chuck was completely broken. Teeth were broken so couldn’t use an Allen key . Cut outside chuck casing with a grinder and locked a 24” pipe wrench on chuck to lock it and used a steel site box for mechanical leverage to spin the chuck off .

Tried your method today and had no luck . But decided to just use the vice grips as leverage with the Allen key and it came off .

Good video ,thanks !

Hey, get this off of the Dewalt

To loosen the screw, you said set the drill to forward position, that means the chuck will turn anticlockwise. Should it not be setting the drill to reverse position to loosen the screw? Please advice.

Hi, great video. Any idea what the securing screw thread size is? Metric or imperial? Mine needs replacing!

Unfortunately both those links lead to items that are unavailable.

Mimwaukee chucks suck on fuel drills

Just wacked myself in the nuts

Mine isn't budging

thank you, this is the best and straight to the point video I have watched yet.

Amazon says no longer available and doesn't know when it will be. Can you recommend a similar decent chuck replacement for this drill in 2023?

Brilliant
Just used this trick to remove stubborn chuck on ridgid drill that was not coming off with the normal allen key/hammer trick everyone else recommends. Just be careful about the allen key / vise grip combo whipping around. Just touch the trigger at first to give you a gauge of how strong the kickback is going to be then brace yourself accordingly!

Cheers I have a hitachi that is hopeless since new

Unfortunately this didn't work for me. Drill doesn't have enough power at 55 nm, and whacking with a hammer won't get it loose. I can use raw force with extra leverage on the allen key, but it just seems to turn the chuck somehow. It's at speed 1, drill mode and in reverse. Any ideas?

Well, most people looking to remove that screw aren't gonna have such an easy job 😅

How would u break it loose if the screw inside the chuck is a revet instead of a screw....

It may also work with a Robertson driver/bit.

Your Cool......Explain well for a Lady with no Man to Help at Home ......Thanks. .....😉

Thanks very useful video

Thank you so much 🙏

If the screw is busted, could i drill it out? Mine is HILTI where can i find new screw for chuck

I learnt something within two minutes!!!!

Great vid.

Thank you! I just did this after watching your video and swapped out my Chuck with a older drill that had burned out and it worked great now. Thank you for the content!

Your very detail video saved my Harbor Freight Hercules 1/2" 20V Model HC92K1 drill which sold for $120. It was advertised as "comparable" to the Dewalt drill and a compatable chuck sells for $16 on Amazon that one reviewer indicated it fit Hercules. My drill's chuck would open to full width but would not tighten enough to hold any drill less that 1/4". The screw in the chuck was a Toric 15 and it turns out that it was very loose. I tighten the screw (left threads) and now it works just fine and no new chuck needed.

If I would have found this video long before, oh boy! Thanks! Saved my life!

Thank you for this video as I could not for the life of me find a drill that had a chuck to accept anything above 10mm but plenty of chuck replacements that could. I thought it would be possible to switch it out but man the drill chuck did not want to let go of the drill..makes me think that they really don't want you do switch them out yourself since it moved my arm at a few points. But again your video made me keep on going and I've gotten it off just need to get the replacement chuck on now.

Talking shit on ryobi, yet are fixing a over priced drill😂

Very simple and efficient.
I am watching you tube due to creaters like you.
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Thank-you! 🙂This is what I need, to loosen my chuck-and unfortunately maybe even replace it. I do agree, that does suck! For Milwakee to replace the chuck size.

I busted my middle finger after taking the screw out and attempt to use the vice-grip and the biggest hex key (6mm) that I could find my hands on. The vice grip slipped and by the time I had noticed the hex key had already struck my finger.

Tip 1. after taking out the screw use wd-40 and wait 15mins for it to soak into the chuck's rod and it will come apart easily.
3 weeks until my finger heals. It's just a scratch still but I wanted to avoid it altogether. Use a decent pair of gloves too.

Hey thanks, you saved me from having to buy a new drill. I was on the verge of throwing mine out, as I've never been able to remove a chuck before. The allan key trick did it. Also as a bonus, once the chuck came out, I was able to fix the three grippers that had partially jammed for some reason. Luckly, they jammed wide enough to take the allan key. Back to normal now, no money spent. Many thanks mister. Much appreciated.

Im starting to think who ever did the service on my drill the first time

Epoxied the chuck onto the drill.
The thing is ON there

When I'm in reverse my chuck spills off. any help???

nice. just the right amount of details. saved me a lot of time and possibly breaking my drill

Brilliant video. Thank you ever so much.

I think the last guy must have glued the chuk on or something,
There was no screw and it ain't budging

Thanks for sharing 🙏

Worked for Panasonic drill

I shall come back and visit you anytime I need ❤

I'm trying to take it off a dead drill so the problem is getting a wrench under it

Brave!