I can't take credit for the idea (that goes to Mark Mueller from Incra tools), but I had the same situation with a 1/2" collett in a Milwaukee 5625 router and here is what Mark wrote:i know this topic has come up many times but non of the solutions that i've seen online have worked. I tightened the 1/4" Triton collet with a bit, not bottomed out. When i loosened the collett, i got to the part where it gets harder to loosen again just like every time, did another 1/4ish turn and the nut came off entirely leaving the collett jammed in the shaft. This was the first time i tried using the 1/4" collett as I normally use 1/2". Not sure if the nut was defective or if the collett just came separated somehow. I've tried tapping with hammer, heating with hairdryer then cooling collet with oil, tried using a hoseclamp to tighten the collett, etc. nothing has worked.
I've reached out to Triton and Toolstream and haven't heard back regarding suggestions or even a service center nearby. Does anybody have any other solutions that have worked on a Triton router
i know this topic has come up many times but non of the solutions that i've seen online have worked. I tightened the 1/4" Triton collet with a bit, not bottomed out. When i loosened the collett, i got to the part where it gets harder to loosen again just like every time, did another 1/4ish turn and the nut came off entirely leaving the collett jammed in the shaft. This was the first time i tried using the 1/4" collett as I normally use 1/2". Not sure if the nut was defective or if the collett just came separated somehow. I've tried tapping with hammer, heating with hairdryer then cooling collet with oil, tried using a hoseclamp to tighten the collett, etc. nothing has worked.
I've reached out to Triton and Toolstream and haven't heard back regarding suggestions or even a service center nearby. Does anybody have any other solutions that have worked on a Triton router
Good morning, I have had the exact problem this week, and after scratching the brain and trying out things such as you did. However, yesterday, just as I was contomplaiting taking the angle grinder to it, I attached my hand grips one more time and slowly dangled the router and gently rocking it. Then after 30 min or so I tightened the grips as tight as I could go and it released it. Which was a great relief. to some up, I think the copious amounts of WD40 must have worked its way in over time, helping to release it. To note though, I too reached out to Triton with 0..., response. Best of lucki know this topic has come up many times but non of the solutions that i've seen online have worked. I tightened the 1/4" Triton collet with a bit, not bottomed out. When i loosened the collett, i got to the part where it gets harder to loosen again just like every time, did another 1/4ish turn and the nut came off entirely leaving the collett jammed in the shaft. This was the first time i tried using the 1/4" collett as I normally use 1/2". Not sure if the nut was defective or if the collett just came separated somehow. I've tried tapping with hammer, heating with hairdryer then cooling collet with oil, tried using a hoseclamp to tighten the collett, etc. nothing has worked.
I've reached out to Triton and Toolstream and haven't heard back regarding suggestions or even a service center nearby. Does anybody have any other solutions that have worked on a Triton router
Fred K - thanks for sharing brother - 2 taps and it popped right out!I can't take credit for the idea (that goes to Mark Mueller from Incra tools), but I had the same situation with a 1/2" collett in a Milwaukee 5625 router and here is what Mark wrote:
"I've seen this once before, and the solution was impact – leave the collet nut off, then put a block of hard wood against the side of the collet and hit the block with a steel hammer. Rotate the collet 90° and repeat the process. Don't hit the collet directly or use something metal in place of the wood block.
The other time I ran into this, the collet was fine and only needed to be snapped back together..."
I tried it and had to hit the block three or four times (90 degrees apart). The collet came out with no damage to either the collett or the router. Worth a try.
Fred K.
Try wd40 soak overnight failing that use a bit of diesel fuel to free it up again soaking overnighti know this topic has come up many times but non of the solutions that i've seen online have worked. I tightened the 1/4" Triton collet with a bit, not bottomed out. When i loosened the collett, i got to the part where it gets harder to loosen again just like every time, did another 1/4ish turn and the nut came off entirely leaving the collett jammed in the shaft. This was the first time i tried using the 1/4" collett as I normally use 1/2". Not sure if the nut was defective or if the collett just came separated somehow. I've tried tapping with hammer, heating with hairdryer then cooling collet with oil, tried using a hoseclamp to tighten the collett, etc. nothing has worked.
I've reached out to Triton and Toolstream and haven't heard back regarding suggestions or even a service center nearby. Does anybody have any other solutions that have worked on a Triton router
I live in San Diego CA, my wife is starting her career as a college proffessor and has taught beginning wood at SDSU, as well as some craft classes at UCSD, and she is trying to get established at Palomar College near escondido. I work in IT and supervise a help desk. But basically my wife bought a new Triton and we messed around and got the collet stuck so after finding nice tips here on this site I thought I would share my success in hopes that someone else might benefit from it and hopefully not destroy their collet since my method is less invasive and caused no dammage.good tip @bdstein , welcome to the forum - what part of the world are you in and what brings you to the Router Forums ?
