Craftsman Cordless Drill 14.4 Manual

							  
KEYLESSCHUCK 
SeeFigure5. 
Yourdrillhasakeylesschuck.Asthenameimplies,you 
canhandtightenorreleasedrillbitsinthechuckjaws. 
Graspandholdthecollarofthechuckwithonehand. 
Rotatethechuckbodywithyourotherhand.Thearrows 
onthechuckindicatewhichdirectiontorotatethechuck 
bodyinordertoLOCK(tighten)orUNLOCK(release) 
thedrillbit. 
UNLOCK 
(RELEASE) 
DRILLBIT_CHUCKBODY 
4! INSTALLINGBITS 
SeeFigure7. 
[]Lockswitchtriggeronyourdrillbyplacingthe 
directionofrotationselectorincenterposition. 
SeeFigure2. 
[]Openorclosechuckjawstoapointwherethe 
openingisslightlylargerthanthebitsizeyou 
intendtouse.Also,raisethefrontofyourdrill 
slightlytokeepthebitfromfallingoutofthechuck 
jaws. 
[]Insertdrillbitstraightintochuckthefulllengthof 
thejawsasshowninfigure7. 
UNLOCK 
(RELEASE) 
DRILLBIT_CHUCKBODY 
41 
CHUCK 
JAWS 
ib, 
LOCK 
(TIGHTEN) CHUCK 
JAWS 
I 
CHUCKCOLLARFig.5 
_ARNING:Donotholdchuckbodywithone 
handandusepowerofthedrilltotightenchuck 
jawsondrillbits.Chuckbodycouldslipinyour 
handoryourhandcouldslipandcomeincontact 
withrotatingdrillbit.Thiscouldcausean 
accidentresultinginseriouspersonalinjury. 
BITSTORAGE 
SeeFigure6. 
Whennotinuse,bitsprovidedwithyourdrillcanbe 
placedinthestoragearealocatedonthetopofyour 
drillasshowninfigure6. 
AREA SCREWDRIVER 
BITS LOCK 
(TIGHTEN)CHUCKCOLLAR 
RIGHTFig.7 
[]Tightenthechuckjawsondrillbit. 
[]Totightenthechuckjawsondrillbit;graspand 
holdthecollarofthechuckwithonehand,while 
rotatingthechuckbodywithyourotherhand. 
Note:Rotatethechuckbodyinthedirectionof 
thearrowmarkedLOCKtotightenchuckjaws. 
[]Donotuseawrenchtotightenorloosenthe 
chuckjaws. 
_ILARNING:Makesuretoinsertdrillbitstraight 
intochuckjaws.Donotinsertdrillbitintochuck 
jawsatanangleandthentighten,asshownin 
figure8.Thiscouldcausedrillbittobethrown 
fromdrill,resultinginpossibleseriouspersonal 
injuryordamagetothechuck. 
Fig.6 
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REMOVINGBITS 
SeeFigure7. 
[]Lockswitchtriggeroryourdrillbyplacingthe 
directionofrotationselectorincenterposition. 
SeeFigure2. 
[]Loosenthechuckjawsfromdrillbit. 
[]Toloosen:graspandholdthecollarofthechuck 
withonehand,whilerotatingchuckbodywithyour 
otherhand.Note:Rotatechuckbodyinthe 
directionofthearrowmarkedUNLOCKtoloosen 
chuckjaws. 
[]Donotuseawrenchtotightenorloosenthe 
chuckjaws. 
[]Removedrillbitfromchuckjaws. 
ADJUSTABLETORQUECLUTCH 
SeeFigure9. 
Yourdrillisequippedwithanadjustabletorqueclutch 
fordrivingdifferenttypesofscrewsintodifferent 
materials.Thepropersettingdependsonthetypeof 
materialandthesizeofscrewyouareusing. 
TOADJUSTTORQUE 
[] 
[] Identifythetwentyfourtorqueindicatorsettings 
locatedonthefrontofyourdrill.SeeFigure9. 
Rotateadjustingringtothedesiredsetting. 
•1-4Fordrivingsmallscrews. 
•5-8Fordrivingscrewsintosoft 
material. 
•9-12 
•13-16 
•17-20 
•21-4,11 Fordrivingscrewsintosoftandhard 
materials. 
Fordrivingscrewsinhardwood. 
Fordrivinglargescrews. 
Forheavydrilling. ,_WARNING:Alwayswearsafetygogglesor 
safetyglasseswithsideshieldswhenoperating 
tools.Failuretodosocouldresultinobjects 
beingthrownintoyoureyes,resultinginpossible 
seriousinjury. 
LEVELDRILLING 
SeeFigure10. 
Aconvenientfeatureprovidedwithyourdrillisalevel. 
Itisrecessedinthemotorhousingontopofyourdrill. 
Itcanbeusedtokeepdrillbitslevelduringdrilling 
operations. 
LEVEL 
TODECREASEADJUSTING 
TORQUERING 
Fig.10 
TOINCREASE 
TORQUE 
Fig.9 
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DRILLING 
SeeFigure11. CHUCKREMOVAL 
SeeFigures12,13,and14. 
Thechuckmustberemovedinordertousesome 
accessories.Toremove: 
[]Lockswitchtriggeroryourdrillbyplacingthe 
directionofrotationselectorincenterposition. 
SeeFigure2. 
[]Inserta5/16inchorlargerhexkeywrenchintothe 
chuckofyourdrillandtightenthechuckjaws 
securely. 
[]Tapthehexkeywrenchsharplywithamalletina 
clockwisedirection.SeeFigure13.Thiswill 
loosenthescrewinthechuckforeasyremoval. 
Fig.11 
Whendrillinghardsmoothsurfacesuseacenterpunch 
tomarkdesiredholelocation.Thiswillpreventthedrill 
bitfromslippingoffcenterastheholeisstarted.How- 
ever,thelowspeedfeatureallowsstartingholeswithout 
centerpunchingifdesired.Toaccomplishthis,simply 
operateyourdrillatalowspeeduntiltheholeisstarted. 
Thematerialtobedrilledshouldbesecuredinaviseor 
withclampstokeepitfromturningasthedrillbitrotates. 
Holdtoolfirmlyandplacethebitatthepointtobedrilled. 
Depresstheswitchtriggertostarttool. 
Movethedrillbitintotheworkpieceapplyingonly 
enoughpressuretokeepthebitcutting.Donotforceor 
applysidepressuretoelongateahole. 
,_WARNING:Bepreparedforbindingorbit 
breakthrough.Whenthesesituationsoccur,drill 
hasatendencytograbandkickoppositetothe 
directionofrotationandcouldcauselossof 
controlwhenbreakingthroughmaterial.Ifnot 
prepared,thislossofcontrolcanresultin 
possibleseriousinjury. 
Whendrillingmetals,usealightoilonthedrillbitto 
keepitfromoverheating.Theoilwillprolongthelifeof 
thebitandincreasethedrillingaction. 
Ifthebitjamsinworkpieceorifthedrillstalls,release 
switchtriggerimmediately.Removethebitfromthe 
workpieceanddeterminethereasonforjamming. 
13 KEYLESS 
CHUCK MALLET 
CHUCK 
JAWS 
HEXKEY 
WRENCH 
Fig.12 
Openchuckjawsandremovehexkeywrench. 
Removethechuckscrewbyturningitinaclock- 
wisedirection.SeeFigure13. 
Note:Thescrewhaslefthandthreads. 
SCREWDRIVER 
Fig.13  
						

							  
CHUCKREMOVAL(Continued) 
[]Inserthexkeywrenchinchuckandtightenchuck 
jawssecurely.Tapsharplywithamalletina 
counterclockwisedirection.Thiswillloosenchuck 
onthespindle.Itcannowbeunscrewedbyhand. 
SeeFigure14. TORETIGHTENALOOSECHUCK 
Thechuckmaybecomelooseonspindleanddevelop 
awobble.Periodicallycheckchuckscrewfortight- 
ness.Aloosescrewmaycausethechuckjawsto 
bindandpreventthemfromclosing. 
Totighten,followthesesteps: 
[]Lockswitchtriggeronyourdrillbyplacingthe 
directionofrotationselectorincenterposition. 
SeeFigure2. 
[]Openthechuckjaws. 
[]Inserthexkeywrenchintochuckandtighten 
chuckjawssecurely.Taphexkeywrenchsharply 
withamalletinaclockwisedirection.Thiswill 
tightenchuckonthespindle. 
[]Openthechuckjawsandremovehexkey 
wrench. 
[]Tightenthechuckscrew. 
Note:Thechuckscrewhaslefthandthreads. 
Fig.14 
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_ARNING:Whenservicing,useonlyidentical 
Craftsmanreplacementparts.Useofanyother 
partmaycreateahazardorcauseproduct 
damage. 
Donotabusepowertools.Abusivepracticescan 
damagetoolaswellasworkpiece. 
_WARNING:Alwaysremovethebatterypackfrom 
thetoolwhenassemblingparts,makingadjust- 
ments,cleaningorwhennotinuse.Removingthe 
batterypackwillpreventaccidentalstartingthat 
couldcauseseriouspersonalinjury. 
Usecleanclothstoremovedirt,carbondust,etc.. 
,_WARNING:Donotatanytimeletbrakefluids, 
gasoline,petroleum-basedproducts,penetrating 
oils,etc.comeincontactwithplasticparts.They 
containchemicalsthatcandamage,weakenor 
destroyplastic. Onlythepartsshownonpartslist,page17,are 
intendedtoberepairedorreplacedbythecustomer. 
AllotherpartsshouldbereplacedataSearsService 
Center. 
WARNING:Donotattempttomodifythistoolor 
createaccessoriesnotrecommendedforusewith 
thistool.Anysuchalterationormodificationis 
misuseandcouldresultinahazardouscondition 
leadingtopossibleseriouspersonalinjury. 
,& WARNING:Alwayswearsafetyglasseswith 
sideshieldswhenusingcompressedairtoclean 
tools.Iftheoperationisdusty,alsowearadust 
mask. 
BATTERIES 
Thebatterypackforthedrill-driverisequippedwith 
nickel-cadmiumrechargeablebatteries.Lengthof 
servicefromeachchargingwilldependonthetypeof 
workyouaredoing. 
Thebatteriesinthistoolhavebeendesignedto 
providemaximumtroublefreelife.However,likeall 
batteries,theywilleventuallywearout.Donot 
disassemblebatterypackandattempttoreplacethe 
batteries.Handlingofthesebatteries,especiallywhen 
wearingringsandjewelry,couldresultinaserious 
burn. 
Toobtainthelongestpossiblebatterylife,wesuggest 
thefollowing: []Storeandchargeyourbatteriesinacoolarea. 
Temperaturesbelow50°Forabove100°Fwill 
shortenbatterylife. 
[]Neverstorebatteriesinadischargedcondition. 
Rechargethemimmediatelyaftertheyare 
discharged. 
[]Allbatteriesgraduallylosetheircharge.The 
higherthetemperaturethequickertheylosetheir 
charge.Ifyoustoreyourtoolforlongperiodsof 
timewithoutusingit,rechargethebatteriesevery 
monthortwo.Thispracticewillprolongbattery 
life. 
Topreservenaturalresources, 
pleaserecycleordisposeof 
batteriesproperly. 
Thisproductcontainsnickel- 
cadmiumbatteries.Local,stateor 
federallawsmayprohibitdisposal 
ofnickel-cadmiumbatteriesin 
ordinarytrash. 
Consultyourlocalwasteauthorityforinformation 
regardingavailablerecyclingand/ordisposaloptions. BATTERYPACKREMOVALAND 
PREPARATIONFORRECYCLING 
WARNING:Uponremoval,coverthebattery 
packsterminalswithheavydutyadhesivetape. 
Donotattempttodestroyordisassemblebattery 
packorremoveanyofitscomponents.Nickel- 
cadmiumbatteriesmustberecycledordisposed 
ofproperly.Also,nevertouchbothterminalswith 
metalobjectsand/orbodypartsasshortcircuit 
mayresult.Keepawayfromchildren.Failureto 
complywiththesewarningscouldresultinfire 
and/orseriousinjury. 
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[]6-Pc.ExtraLengthMagnitePowerBitSet 
[]30-Pc.PowerScrewdriver/NutdriverSetandCase 
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CRAFTSMAN3/8in.,14.4VOLTCORDLESSDRILL-DRIVER-MODELNO.973.114240 
Themodelnumberwillbefoundonaplateattachedtothemotorhousing.Alwaysmentionthemodel 
numberinallcorrespondenceregardingyour3/8in.,CORDLESSDRILL-DRIVERorwhenordering 
repairparts. 
SEEBACKPAGEFORPARTSORDERINGINSTRUCTIONS 
2 
3 
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5 4 
KeyPart 
No.Number 
1616478-003 
26903302 
3967216-007 
4*ItemNo.911013 
5*ItemNo.911012 
63073021 
983000-148 PARTSLIST 
DescriptionQuart. 
Screw(Special)................................................1 
Chuck(ItemNo.920988)................................1 
WristStrap.......................................................1 
BatteryPack(981480-001)..............................1 
Chargerw/ChargingStand(981481-001)........1 
CarryingCase-NotShown............................1 
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