Craftsman 973.111490 Cordless Drill User Manual


 
REMOVING BITS
See Figure 7.
Lock switch trigger or your drillby placing the
direction of rotation selector in center position.
See Figure 2.
Loosen the chuck jaws from ddll bit.
To loosen: grasp and hold the collar of the chuck
with one hand, while rotating chuck body with your
other hand. Note: Rotate chuck body in the
direction of the arrow marked UNLOCK to loosen
chuck jaws.
Do not use a wrench to tighten or loosen the
chuck jaws.
Remove drill bit from chuck jaws.
ADJUSTABLE TORQUE CLUTCH
See Figure 9.
Your drill is equipped with an adjustable torque clutch
for driving different types of screws into different
materials. The proper setting depends on the type of
material and the size of screw you are using.
TO ADJUST TORQUE
Identify the twenty four torque indicator settings
located on the front of your drill. See Figure 9.
Rotate adjusting ring to the desired setting.
1 - 4 For driving small screws.
5 - 8 For driving screws into soft
material.
9 - 12 For driving screws into soft and hard
materials.
13 - 16 For driving screws in hard wood.
17 - 20 For driving large screws.
21 - 4k_1 For heavy drilling.
TO DECREASE
TORQUE ADJUSTING
RING
,_ WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or
safety glasses with side shields when operating
tools. Failure to do so could result in objects
being thrown intoyour eyes, resulting in possible
serious injury.
LEVEL DRILLING
See Figure 10.
A convenient feature provided with your drill is a level.
It is recessed in the motor housing on top of your drill.
It can be used to keep drill bits level during drilling
operations.
.EVEL
Fig. 10
TOINCREASE /
TORQUE
Fig. 9
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