Thread: Ryobi cordless drill.

Usually reversible drills have a screw down the centre with a lefthand thread. This prevents the chuck coming undone when in reverse. Just remove the screw and you should be able to unscrew the chuck with a bit of force.

me thinks its a very large phillips head screw. guess another trip to bunies tomorrow. hmm am i cheeky enough to walk in with my Ryobi and try one of their big screwdrivers

I have a collection of old battery drive drill chucks, also some corded heavy duty ones, but the battery driven ones are quite similar.

Of the seven battery drive drill chucks chucks on the shelf, one is a slot screwdriver version, one is an Allen key head which surprisingly is 7/64" which I just checked, two are Pozidrive the rest are Phillips head, so check carefully before starting as from personal experience I know they become a bit of a bugger to unscrew if the head is stripped or damaged.

Once you have the screw out, place a 10mm or appropriately sized Allen key in the chuck, short end. Then grip your drill in something like a wood vice so as not to damage or crush the casing, then with a hammer or mallet, tap reasonably quickly the long end of the Allen key and the chuck should release. One simply unscrews the chuck and you are there.

Mick.

got the screw undone, placed allen key in and tried shifting, no a hope this side black stump.
Chatted and shared with couple of mates and suspect the gearbox is shagged. Oh well $140 and a new one is now on the bench.