Cordless Drill: Chuck Won't Hold Bits
When the chuck won't hold bits in your cordless drill, check the following parts: the drill chuck, ball bearing, key, and chuck screw. Use our repair troubleshooting guide to walk you through your own repair, and have your cordless drill up and running in no time.
![Chucks](images/repair_center/Cordless_Drill_Parts_Chuck.jpg)
To do this, start by inserting the proper screwdriver into the chuck to remove the screw at the bottom – also known as the chuck screw. Snug the chuck against the screwdriver and loosen by turning clockwise (this is reversed thread).
Once you’ve broken the tightness of the screw, loosen the chuck and continue to remove the screw. With the screw removed, insert a big allen key into the chuck and tighten firmly. Then, insert a pipe over the allen key for leverage and turn counter clockwise to loosen the chuck. You can also hit the allen key with hammer to loosen.
Once loosened, continue to remove from the...
To do this, start by inserting the proper screwdriver into the chuck to remove the screw at the bottom – also known as the chuck screw. Snug the chuck against the screwdriver and loosen by turning clockwise (this is reversed thread).
Once you’ve broken the tightness of the screw, loosen the chuck and continue to remove the screw. With the screw removed, insert a big allen key into the chuck and tighten firmly. Then, insert a pipe over the allen key for leverage and turn counter clockwise to loosen the chuck. You can also hit the allen key with hammer to loosen.
Once loosened, continue to remove from the spindle. Thread the new drill chuck on the spindle then insert the allen key back into the drill chuck and tighten the chuck onto the key. Insert the screwdriver inside the drill chuck to tighten the chuck screw, remembering that the screw is reversed thread.
![Screws](images/repair_center/Cordless_Drill_Parts_Screw.jpg)
![Keys](images/repair_center/Cordless_Drill_Parts_Key.jpg)
![Balls](images/repair_center/Cordless_Drill_Parts_Ball.jpg)
Once you have broken the tightness of the screw, loosen the chuck and remove the screw. With the screw now removed, insert a big allen key into the chuck and tighten firmly. Then insert a pipe over the allen key for leverage and turn counter clockwise to loosen the chuck or you can hit the end of the allen key with a hammer to loosen. Once loosened, continue to remove from the spindle. Thread the new drill chuck on the spindle and then insert the allen back onto the drill chuck. Tighten the chuck onto the key. Use the...
Once you have broken the tightness of the screw, loosen the chuck and remove the screw. With the screw now removed, insert a big allen key into the chuck and tighten firmly. Then insert a pipe over the allen key for leverage and turn counter clockwise to loosen the chuck or you can hit the end of the allen key with a hammer to loosen. Once loosened, continue to remove from the spindle. Thread the new drill chuck on the spindle and then insert the allen back onto the drill chuck. Tighten the chuck onto the key. Use the allen key to tighten the drill chuck onto the drill, then loosen the drill chuck and remove the allen key. Insert the screwdriver inside the drill chuck to tighten the chuck screw, remembering that this screw is reversed thread.