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My Ridgid R86008 1/2″ battery drill I can’t Tightened the chuck enough unless I use Channel Locks, Thus the above question.
Some chucks don’t hold very well. A good example is the plastic chuck DeWALT I had wasn’t very good at holding bits but the all metal one from DeWALT I currently have is night and day better. Both are keyless. If you absolutely have to have a keyed chuck you might be able to salvage one from a used corded drill if it happens to have the same mounting as the cordless drill. I have never seen a Hybrid chuck but I often will tighten by hand a keyed chuck. I will use the key after it is hand tight to finish.