I just successfully removed a small-gage drill but that was stuck in my Ridgid GEN5 drill chuck. No amount of hand pressure would cause the chuck to release and taping the chuck itself with a hammer did not succeed either. Finally, I used a tack hammer to tap the individual tines of the chuck, then used a pair of 3" channel pliers to rotate the locked chuck. It took some leverage but the chuck finally released. Phew! If I had to do this again, I would have wrapped the chuck with duct tape to protect it from the teeth of the channel pliers. The damage is minor but since you wrap your hand around the chuck surface to tighten and loosen it, having that smoother would be preferred. I can probably sand it down so I don't get scraped when using the motor to tighten the chuck.
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I just successfully removed a small-gage drill bit that was stuck in my Ridgid GEN5 drill chuck. No amount of hand pressure would cause the chuck to release and taping the chuck itself with a hammer did not succeed either. Finally, I used a tack hammer to tap the individual tines of the chuck, then used a pair of 3" channel pliers to rotate the locked chuck. It took some leverage but the chuck finally released. Phew! If I had to do this again, I would have wrapped the chuck with duct tape to protect it from the teeth of the channel pliers. The damage is minor but since you wrap your hand around the chuck surface to tighten and loosen it, having that smoother would be preferred. I can probably sand it down so I don't get scraped when using the motor to tighten the chuck.
I just successfully removed a small-gage drill but that was stuck in my Ridgid GEN5 drill chuck. No amount of hand pressure would cause the chuck to release and taping the chuck itself with a hammer did not succeed either. Finally, I used a tack hammer to tap the individual tines of the chuck, then used a pair of 3" channel pliers to rotate the locked chuck. It took some leverage but the chuck finally released. Phew! If I had to do this again, I would have wrapped the chuck with duct tape to protect it from the teeth of the channel pliers. The damage is minor but since you wrap your hand around the chuck surface to tighten and loosen it, having that smoother would be preferred. I can probably sand it down so I don't get scraped when using the motor to tighten the chuck.