Thread: Yankee 130A Yankee Stanly Screwdiver Bits

Originally Posted by rhancock

... I was pulling on the bit with my right hand...

Finally worked out the best way to do it, is to rest the driver upside down on the bench, handle down, and push down the holding ring with my right hand, and then the bit slips out easily.

Yours is probably a bit stiff through lack of use. I find I hold my Yankee 130 with three fingers around the part with the forward/lock/reverse slider, and with thumb and forefinger I can easily pull the knurled ring down (3mm). The bit just lifts out.

If you pull on the bit first, it adds resistance to moving the knurled ring.

Cheers, Vann

p.s. No rude jokes about my gripping technique thanks team