Arbor Removal Cross Pin..?

[EmilioG]

As many of you know, many drill chuck arbors do not have a shoulder so that you can use wedges to remove them. Will drilling a hole for a cross pin ruin an arbor?

 

[Bob Korves]

It is not a real good idea to drill a hole in the arbor, and it might be quite difficult to actually do with the round, fairly hard surface and the chuck installed on it. Open the jaws of the chuck and look down inside with a flashlight. Can you see the end of the arbor down in the hole? If so, you can press or drift it out. If you can't see the arbor down in the chuck, then it matters what kind of chuck it is. Take a look, get the chuck brand and model, and maybe we can be more help to you.

 

[TOOLMASTER]

if it is open inside try chucking up a nut..preload it with a bolt then smack the bolt with a hammer

 

[Bob Korves]

if it is open inside try chucking up a nut..preload it with a bolt then smack the bolt with a hammer

I have done that once, TOOLMASTER, and it worked great. Maybe it was just luck, but one medium smack with the hammer, and out the arbor came.