Ryobi P240 manual Installing Bits, Removing Bits

OPERATION

INSTALLING BITS

See Figures 6 - 7.

nLock the switch trigger by placing the direction of rotation selector in center position.

nOpen or close the chuck jaws to a point where the open- ing is slightly larger than the bit size you intend to use. Also, raise the front of the drill slightly to keep the bit from falling out of the chuck jaws.

nInsert the drill bit straight into the chuck the full length of the jaws.

nTighten the chuck jaws on the drill bit.

nTo 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 arrow marked LOCK to tighten the chuck jaws.

nDo not use a wrench to tighten or loosen the chuck jaws.

WARNING:

Make sure to insert the drill bit straight into the chuck jaws. Do not insert the drill bit into the chuck jaws at an angle then tighten, as shown in figure 7. This could cause the drill bit to be thrown from the drill, resulting in possible serious personal injury or damage to the chuck.

REMOVING BITS

See Figure 6.

nLock the switch trigger by placing the direction of rotation selector in center position.

nLoosen the chuck jaws from the drill bit.

nTo loosen: 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 arrow marked UNLOCK to loosen the chuck jaws.

nDo not use a wrench to tighten or loosen the chuck jaws.

nRemove the drill bit from the chuck jaws.

BIT STORAGE

See Figure 8.

When not in use, bits provided with the drill can be placed in the storage area located on the base of the drill.

DRILL BIT	UNLOCK	CHUCK
		COLLAR
	(RELEASE)

CHUCK

JAWS

LOCK

(TIGHTEN)

CHUCK

BODY

RIGHT Fig. 6

WRONG Fig. 7

SCREWDRIVER	BIT
BIT	STORAGE
	AREA

Fig. 8

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