Drill chuck stuck in tail stock

[Andre]

Take the ram out of the tailstock, grab between the front of the ram and the chuck, and give the end of the ram a few good taps (with the spindle in your hand not supported on a bench) with a dead blow mallet.

This will hopefully send vibrations through the ram towards the taper connection and will help break it free. Works for me sometimes.

 

[grsabourin]

Thanks a lot for all answers. Very useful. Finally I put the axis in a vise supported by the end and hit the chuck with a hammer. One time and it was finished. Now fully usable

Thank you again

 

[Hawkeye]

Now that it's out, carefully measure the length of taper that fits into the tailstock and compare it to the depth at centre that you get when the tailstock is fully retracted. You may have to drill and tap the end of the chuck taper to add a bolt so that the chuck will be released when you crank the tailstock all the way back.