How to add or Remove Rotary Tool Bits & Accessories with the RYOBI Quick-Change Collet 

It took a little practice at first, but I can now do it with my eyes closed. Thanks for a great tutorial video. This ryobi rotary tool is awesome.

I can’t even put the tools in wtf

I like this handy tool and this video explained something that I wasn't aware of with the outer colet. Thanks!

This tool has motivated me to go out & create a better one. They sell hundreds of thousands of these & cannot make a simpler design? Beyond that? They can’t offer a better video despite thousands of complaints across RU-vid, Reddit & other platforms?

For so many bad comments with the same frustrating problem at the moment you are installing the tools … there is a problem with the manufacture and video explanation haha

Awesome Tool...

LOL I just got snakebit on this product. A marvel of post-modern engineering.

The bit would not go in, straight out of the packaging. I have watched the video and read the fix solution offered below. It still does not work. This is the second RYOBI that I've brought home today with the same issue with the Qucik Change Collet.

On tool: Put the collet back on the tool. Hold down the stop. Tighten it down by hand until you feel resistance. Tighten it more with the wrench on the bottom part of the collet really tight. Now while still holding the stop use your hands and try to unscrew the cylinder part. It should 'click' and then continue to loosen. At this point you try the tap method. If you have no more room to tap the bit in you might have to use a vise or pliers to pull it out a little. IF it doesn't loosen you can use the wrench on the top hex and unscrew it until you break the tension. Then you should be able to do it by hand. Never over tighten or over loosen the collet with no bit inserted. If you unscrew to top hex and the whole collet is coming off you need to tighten the collet on the tool more and try the top hex again. Off tool: The wrench used is a 3/8's inch wrench. Same size Dremel uses. If you have two you can use on on the bottom and one on the top. With the collet horizontal and the bottom to the left. Hold the bottom with a wrench and turn the top counter clockwise. This should loosen it. The bit still may feel stuck. The tolerances are very tight. Just tap in to get it to loosen and then pull it out. Might have to try pliers too. I bought two of these [used] and both came with locked collets. I had more luck on tool. Good luck.

@ryobi I just opened the package & can’t put a bit in at all. 😢

This “quick change” collet sure makes for a lot more extra EFFIN work! 🤨 The main rotary tool and bits are GREAT! 😁👍 Can I purchase a chuck and normal collet for this RRT200????

I can't get the bit to stay in the tool. First time used to cut drywall and the bit kept coming out. Won't cut a straight line, and chewed the heck out of my Electrical box. Waste of money, ended up just using my multi tool and put this on the dust collecting shelf...

Cant get anything into the collet! Watched the videos, read the instructions. Read the reviews. This is ridiculous...im no fool but i cant work it out and it seems im not alone! Back to the store for something simple

Mine is stuck in it.. wont come out even with a lineman

Are dremel accessories able to fit on there?

Returning it, the bit lock would not work....bad design

Overheating issues?

I have my bit stuck. First one I put in. I have taken the collet off. I have tapped it (with collet on and off). I've hit it with a rubber mallet. I'm out of ideas. How do I get this off?

Ive tried all the trouble shooting tips below, and i still cant get the bit in. Anyone have any other tips?

Yeah I’ve had excellent luck with Ryobi and I even bought the more expensive version of this and the collar stopped working with the first tool locked on. Very disappointed.

I need this tool to add to my arsenal!!

Ryobi trying to reinvent the wheel and ended up making a square that doesn't roll.

Ok, here's the two solutions i found to insert bits when i couldn't even hammer them in. Solution #1, the more convoluted "solution", was that i took the collet completely off (with the thinner, harder to see nut on the underside) and was able to put a bit in backwards (through the underside), after which i was able to insert it properly from the top. Then i put the collet back on, tightened it as intended, and the bit worked. #2 solution (and this might have only worked after i figured out #1 and "stretched" the internals, or whatever) was simply putting some WD-40 on a paper towel, wiping the shaft of the bit and then worked it in. It seemed to go in fine after doing this a few times. As I've only had this thing for like, an hour, i can't say that these are long term solutions but I'm hopeful. Yes it should work better out of the box but I suspect we're working with tight tolerances so maybe a little oil isn't a high price for a handy, quick-release system.

Read reviews of the quick change collet before you buy. Many problems with this collet. The quick change collet is in my opinion a gimmick and an answer to a problem that doesn't exist. Ryobi should, at the very least, include the standard collet to give users a choice. If you have issues with the quick change collet, just replace it with the standard collet. The standard collet will easily fit on this tool.

hey guys, if you unscrew the original collet from the bottom and switch it out with the other chuck system they give you, that also works. i seen the mass comment on it not working and gave up hope until i figured it out, any questions feel free to ask.

Yeah this isn't working how you guys at Ryobi think it does. New out of the box I could not get an attachment in because the collet was closed. Trying to open it in the traditional manner did not work. After using that wrench tool that was provided, the assembly came off with the collet stuck in it. After using the tip of a bit I managed to poke the collet enough times to get it open but then it wouldn't close. I had to use some combination of the wrench and traditional method to get it to close. I have to use this random combination every single time I have to change the bit and the collet is still stuck in the housing. I regret not buying the Dremel that has a far more straight forward mechanism and now I have to go all the way back to Home Depot when I am short on time as it is. With all of thr complaints about this mechanism it's kind of mind boggling that it has not been fixed by now. Update: Decided to give you guys the benefit of the doubt and thought maybe it was a one off bad unit so I exchanged it. The second one was worse. I had to use an assortment of tools to get a bit in it and the collet on this one is also stuck in the collet nut. I wanted to like this tool but this "tool-less quick change" feature is neither tool-less nor quick. It seems your company should be aware of this issue by now and yet keep selling units knowing they are essentially defective and do not live up to the claims of a tool-less quick bit change that your company makes. I'm returning this and paying the extra few bucks for a Dremel and will avoid your brand in the future.

I got the bit out that my son put in. Now I am trying to put another one in...

I can't get anything at all

I tried to put the Accessory To the tool but when I try to do the tit it it keep not turning when I press the button

I can’t even use a brand new rotary tool. This is frustrating. I don’t have the receipt from Home Depot any more 😡

How do I charge this tool? I have that big charger.

This is the worse rotary tool chuck ever. This is my second one and i still can't get a bit in the collet.

what the hell. the bits don't even fit in the collett. sheesh

Maybe worst designed tool I’ve ever interacted with. Same issue as the guy above. Very first collect put in got stuck. None of your advice helped. Not in the comments either. Ended up just taking multiple wrenches to it. Taking back to Home Depot tomorrow.

Poor explantation of how to use this tool!!!! Please do better because I'm about ready to throw it in the bin!!! 🤬

One use and the bit won't come out. Waste of money

Esa porqueria no sirve esa marca de tools no sirve

The quick change Collett is poorly designed. A secondary collett comes with the kit that is much more simple and should have been the original. Save yourself the headache and use the second collett

I know this is counter intuitive but READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU GO MESSING WITH THE COLLET! You're welcome.

Horrible product look at all of your reviews. Take this off the shelves

This video doesnt address the fact that Ryobi sells this product with bits that dont at all fit either of the fasteners that it comes with? Huge L on Ryobis part