Some years ago Jacobs had chuck repair procedures on their website.
Their instructions for a plain-bearing chuck (not bottom-end
multicraft, not sure about the ball bearing chucks) were that the
jaws be opened to approximately the half way point and that the _jaws_
rather than the sleeve be pressed or struck. The reasons being that the
jaws are high strength hardened steel, much stronger than the sleeve
and more importantly, the sleeve is simply press fit onto the chuck.
If it is struck or used as the surface to press on, it is quite possible
and even likely that it will move further back towards the end of the
chuck with the taper. If it does move, the chuck key will no longer fit.
If you disassemble one of these chucks for cleaning or repair it's
easy to see how this can happen.

Ahh... I know what you mean. You are correct. The chucks we use are not
built quite the same... But I do recall working with Jacobs chucks and they
do indeed have a sleeve that presses off for rebuild / repair, etc.

Ours do also, but not in the same way.

Sorry to all for the potentially bad info.

Regards,
Joe Agro, Jr.
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01.908.542.0244
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