RIDGID R7000 - Manual (Page 11)

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OPERATION
TO INSTALL BITS
See Figures 6 and 7.
n
Unplug your drill.
WARNING:
Failure to unplug your drill could result in accidental
starting causing serious injury.
n Open or close the chuck jaws to a point where the
opening is slightly larger than the drill bit you intend
to use. Also, raise the front of your drill slightly to
keep the drill bit from falling out of the chuck jaws.
n Insert drill bit into chuck the full length of the jaws.
WARNING:
Do not insert drill bit into chuck jaws and tighten as
shown in figure 7. This could cause drill bit to be
thrown from your drill resulting in possible serious
personal injury or damage to your chuck.
n Tighten the chuck jaws on drill bit.
n To tighten: grasp and hold the collar of the chuck with
one hand, while rotating the chuck body with your other
hand.
NOTE: Rotate the chuck body in the direction of the ar-
row marked
GRIP to tighten chuck jaws.
n Do not use a wrench to tighten or loosen the chuck
jaws.
TO REMOVE BITS
n Unplug your drill.
WARNING:
Failure to unplug your drill could result in accidental
starting causing serious injury.
RIGHT
Fig. 6
DRILL BIT
CHUCK JAWS
CHUCK BODY
CHUCK COLLAR
®
WRONG
Fig. 7
®
n Loosen the chuck jaws from drill bit.
n To loosen: grasp and hold the collar of the chuck with one
hand, while rotating chuck body with your other hand.
NOTE: Rotate the chuck body in the direction of the ar-
row marked
RELEASE to loosen chuck jaws.
n Do not use a wrench to tighten or loosen the chuck
jaws.
n Remove drill bit from chuck jaws.