Enyar
SuperDork
4/17/18 9:26 a.m.
I have this drill:
https://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-2606-20-M18-Drill-Driver/dp/B00I3PODXE
and the chuck on it is garbage/no longer working. I found a replacement chuck for $23 which appears to be the same as original which sounds like a bad idea. Can I replace it with a different model or brand and if so do you have any recommendations?
SkinnyG
SuperDork
4/17/18 9:50 a.m.
This is what they look like when you disassemble it to replace the gearbox after you try to cut a 4" hole through rectangular steel tubing:
jacobs makes chucks... words to live by..
D2W
HalfDork
4/17/18 10:21 a.m.
As you can see from the disassembled picture above there is a locking screw inside the chuck, and the chuck is screwed onto the output shaft. The output shaft on most drills is the same, 1/2"-20 on our stuff at work. You just need to find a chuck with a matching thread. As for what brand is good I can't help you with that. Milwaukie used to make a keyless ratcheting chuck for their 1/2" holeshooters. It works buy running the drill and hammers closed or open depending on which way you run it. Most people don't understand it and think its a piece of junk, and I don't know if they even make it anymore. By far the best drill chuck I've ever used, keyed or keyless.
Enyar
SuperDork
4/17/18 10:43 a.m.