This was originally posted in 2010....


On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:44:02 +0000, Coolerman
wrote:

replying to mcp6453, Coolerman wrote:
mcp6453 wrote:

As I have mentioned here before, my father passed away in 1998. When we sorted
his things, I got a lot of tools and parts of various sorts. He was somewhat of
a hoarder although in his later years he had a regrettable tendency to purchase
Taiwanese bargain bin tools instead of the good stuff.
Last night when I was going through some boxes, I found a Craftsman 572.610010
rotary tool. It looks like new. He probably never used it. When I turned it on,
it ran for a few seconds, and then the chuck stopped turning. The motor
continues to run just fine. The chuck is free-wheeling.
When I opened it, I found that there is a plastic or nylon sleeve that couples
the motor shaft to the chuck. It was completely disintegrated from age. The
problem now is that I cannot find a parts list or even a comparable parts lists
that shows the part. If I can't find the part number, there is no chance of
finding the part. It's probably not available anyway, but it's worth looking.
It looks like the trash can for this one.
I know that tools don't last forever, and I know that manufacturers cannot be
expected to supply parts forever, but what aggravates me is that the Sears
parts
site does not even list the model.

Simple fix! Just take the tool apart and take the piece with the chuck to any
auto parts store. Find the section where they sell clear plastic tubing and
find a tubing size that will fit snugly over the end if that piece where the
old sleeve fit. Buy a foot of that and when you get home cut a piece to length
and put it back together. Works like a charm! Though these are single speed
tools I have used this one a lot. It is actually well made.