Ryobi D45CK - Manual (Page 11)

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ADJUSTABLE TORQUE CLUTCH
Your drill is equipped with an adjustable torque clutch for
driving different types of screws into different materials.
The proper setting depends on the type of material and
the size of screw you are using.
TO ADJUST TORQUE
n Identify the twenty four torque indicator settings
located on the front of your drill.
See Figure 6.
n Rotate adjusting ring to the desired setting.
• 1 - 4 For driving small screws.
• 5 - 8 For driving screws into soft
material.
• 9 - 12 For driving screws into soft and
hard materials.
• 13 - 16 For driving screws in hard wood.
• 17 - 20 For driving large screws.
• 21 - For heavy drilling.
UN
LO
CK
UNL
OC
K
REMOVING BITS
See Figure 4.
n
Unplug your drill.
WARNING:
Failure to unplug your drill could result in accidental
starting causing serious injury.
n Loosen the chuck jaws from drill bit.
n To loosen: grasp and hold the collar with one hand,
while rotating chuck body with your other hand.
Note: Rotate chuck body in the direction of the ar-
row marked
UNLOCK to loosen chuck jaws.
n Do not use a wrench to tighten or loosen the chuck
jaws.
n Remove drill bit from chuck jaws.
WARNING:
Make sure to insert drill bit straight into chuck jaws.
Do not insert drill bit into chuck jaws at an angle and
then tighten, as shown in Figure 5. This could cause
drill bit to be thrown from drill, resulting in possible
serious personal injury or damage to the chuck.
OPERATION
TO INCREASE
TORQUE
Fig. 6
Fig. 5
TO DECREASE
TORQUE
ADJUSTING
RING
WRONG