Thread: Bosch cordless drill

bye bye to Boschy, and say Hello to the revolution baby....proudly brought to you by China!

Had an Ozito for the last 4 months, still going strong no probs...only complaint is that it only has 1 speed and the hand grip is uncomfortably too big around its girth. Also the forward and reverse switch works in the opposite direction, a bit like driving on the left hand side...

cant complain too much for $30 though......a year or 2 back I bought 2 new batteries for my Dewalt at $150 a pop...:mad: ......never again. They both spin..


if you cant beat em, join em.

I've had a Bosch 14.4V cordless drill for a couple of years and, whilst the drill itself is fine, both batteries have very little charge capacity left (somewhat my fault as I've inadvertantly left both on charge overnight, and there's no automatic charge cut off).

About a month ago I picked up a Makita 14V from Bunnies at $199. Little cracker.

Isn't the chuck replaceable on the Bosch?

Originally Posted by Big Shed

Isn't the chuck replaceable on the Bosch?

There is a phillips head screw inside the chuck but Im buggered if I can get it loose.

The problem all began when I put a double ended phillips head bit in the chuck, the end in the chuck undid it, then tightened it up.

Al

Ozwinner - jus a theory from a non veteran poster....

do you know the phillips head screw in the chuck has a left hand thread, gotta 'tighten' it to undo it.

Had a GSB 18RE almost a lifetime ago and had to replace the phillips screw, left hand thread.

just my 2 cents worth

Yep, tried that too.

Al

Oz has the screw jammed in the jaws of the chuck or has the screw just bound up tight.

If the screw is jammed in the jaws you need to screw right hand to get it to lock the chuck back down.

If the screw is seating on the bottom of the chuck then get a phillips head screwdriver bit and locate it best you can in the drive and hit the end of the phillips bit , use single ended bits not the double ended ones then with a small socket on the end of the hex drive work the screw left hand to get of, keep the pressure down on the screw as you are doing this. You may have to give it a few good raps to get the screw moving, persistance pays of.

Just a thought

Perhaps take the drill in and let the techs have a crack at it. They just might have encountered such things in the past.

Of course this is only an option if you like the drill and dont want to bin it just yet, and what it may cost.

I have a 15 year old bosch. I need to replace the lock for the keyless chuck. It is a good drill other than the fact you cant tighten a drill in the chuck other than by running it whilst holding the chuck in the palm of your hand.

Pete

Originally Posted by martrix

Also the forward and reverse switch works in the opposite direction, a bit like driving on the left hand side...

Wait a minute I resemble that remark!

Nevermind... I forgot, youse guys drive on the wrong side of the road.

Originally Posted by ozwinner

There is a phillips head screw inside the chuck but Im buggered if I can get it loose.

Usually left hand threads, sort of like your drivers...

Originally Posted by rrich

Wait a minute I resemble that remark!

Nevermind... I forgot, youse guys drive on the wrong side of the road.

Actually, our government, in its wisdom has decided that as of the 1st of January 2007 the country will regress to driving on the right hand side of the road. To allow the country to ease into the plan, for the first six months this law will only apply to buses and trucks with all other vehicles to adhere to the present law during that time.

:confused:

Al my advise is spend the bucks on your cordless. It is one of the most used tools (for me anyway) have a look at the matabo - beautiful... well balanced, brake etc. Mt first matabo is now 24 years old and still going strong and copes some real abuse on site. The cordless( I bought the 14.4V as I think the weight is better and its as powerful as other 18v's Ive used) is a dream.
I'm not really into brand loyalty that much except my drills ( I also own 1 ryobi, 2 makitas, 1 bosch, 1 GMC and 1 R.H Ozito that was heavily plugged by someone on this BB!

Originally Posted by Doughboy

........ It is a good drill other than the fact you cant tighten a drill in the chuck other than by running it whilst holding the chuck in the palm of your hand. Pete

??? Is there some other way of tightening a keyless chuck???